HR2923

Above the horizon. Rise: 11:17 | Tran: 15:12 | Set: 19:07

Alt: 13.46° Az: 157.65° Direction: South-South-East

HR2923 is a star of spectral class G5 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2923 visual magnitude is 6.34. Because of its faintness, HR2923 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 37m 13s

Declination -22° 13’ 06”

Hour Angle 22h 25m 49s

Sidereal Time 06h 03m 02s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 36m 07s

Declination -22° 09’ 38”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 237.61°

Galactic Latitude -0.7°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.34

Class

Absolute magnitude -0.29

Spectral Type G5

Color Index (B-V) 0.99

Temperature 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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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

Distance (light year) 690.68

Radial Speed 28 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.044 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.018"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD60951

SAO Catalogue SAO174092

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP36986

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-21 2030

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 112.2° RISE 11:17

Max altitude: 16.3° TRANSIT 15:12

Azimuth: 247.8° SET 19:07

Set Location

Other stars in Puppis