HR2925

HR2925 is a giant star in the constellation of Carina.

HR2925 visual magnitude is 6.28. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2925 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 HR2925:

Color of HR2925 ⬤

Magnitude of HR2925 6.28

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR2925 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2925

HR2925 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR2925 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 07h 34m 39s

Declination J2000 -51° 28’ 28”

Galactic Longitude 263.71°

Galactic Latitude -14.64°

Constellation Carina

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2925 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR2925.

Visibility of HR2925 from your location

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

HR2925 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR2925

The image below is a photograph of HR2925 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 HR2925 is -0.006 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.001 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR2925. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2925 during the next 100000 years (-10.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR2925 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2925 is distant 1,330.61 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 28 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 408.16 pc

Distance (light year) 1,330.61 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 28 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.006 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.001 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2925

HR2925 belongs to spectral class A1 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude -1.77

Spectral Type A1III

Color Index (B-V) 0.08

Temperature of HR2925 9226K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2925 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2925. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR2925

Henry Draper Catalogue HD61031

SAO Catalogue SAO235310

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP36856

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-51 2571

In Evidence

Other stars in Carina