HR2918

Above the horizon. Rise: 7:54 | Tran: 14:22 | Set: 20:49

Alt: 43.44° Az: 165.03° Direction: South

HR2918 is a hypergiant star of spectral class G0 in the constellation of Canis Minor.

HR2918 visual magnitude is 5.91. Because of its faintness, HR2918 is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

DSS2 image of HR2918. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2918 during the next 1000 years (-1.85 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.18 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 37m 56s

Declination +05° 48’ 11”

Hour Angle 23h 16m 31s

Sidereal Time 06h 54m 27s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 36m 34s

Declination +05° 51’ 42”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 212.81°

Galactic Latitude 12.7°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.91

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 2.71

Spectral Type G0V

Color Index (B-V) 0.6

Temperature 5968K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2918 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2918. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2918 is distant 142.23 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 43.63

Distance (light year) 142.23

Radial Speed 4 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.111 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.011"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD60803

SAO Catalogue SAO115693

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP37031

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+06 1729

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2918 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 84.2° RISE 7:54

Max altitude: 44.3° TRANSIT 14:22

Azimuth: 275.8° SET 20:49

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Minor