HR2923

HR2923 is a star in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2923 visual magnitude is 6.34. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2923 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR2923:

Color of HR2923 ⬤

Magnitude of HR2923 6.34

Class

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR2923 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2923

HR2923 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR2923 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 07h 36m 07s

Declination J2000 -22° 09’ 38”

Galactic Longitude 237.61°

Galactic Latitude -0.7°

Constellation Puppis

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2923 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR2923.

Visibility of HR2923 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's HR2923 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 112.2° RISE 12:16

Max altitude: 16.4° TRANSIT 16:12

Azimuth: 247.8° SET 20:08

RIGHT NOW HR2923 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR2923

The image below is a photograph of HR2923 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR2923 is 0.044 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.018 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR2923. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2923 during the next 10000 years (7.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.00 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR2923 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2923 is distant 690.68 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 28 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 211.86 pc

Distance (light year) 690.68 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 28 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.044 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.018 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2923

HR2923 belongs to spectral class G5

Absolute magnitude -0.29

Spectral Type G5

Color Index (B-V) 0.99

Temperature of HR2923 4767K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2923 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2923. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR2923

Henry Draper Catalogue HD60951

SAO Catalogue SAO174092

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP36986

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-21 2030

In Evidence

Other stars in Puppis