HR2928

Above the horizon. Rise: 3:28 | Tran: 7:40 | Set: 11:51

Alt: 18.69° Az: 183.71° Direction: South

HR2928 is a variable giant star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2928 visual magnitude is 5.74. Because of its faintness, HR2928 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 HR2928. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2928 during the next 100000 years (-11.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 8.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 37m 46s

Declination -19° 45’ 32”

Hour Angle 00h 14m 55s

Sideral Time 07h 52m 42s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 36m 41s

Declination -19° 42’ 07”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 235.53°

Galactic Latitude 0.61°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2928.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.74

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -2.84

Spectral Type B2III

Color Index (B-V) -0.19

Temperature 13348K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2928 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2928. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2928 is distant 1,697.92 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 22 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 520.83

Distance (light year) 1,697.92

Radial Speed 22 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.007 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.005"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD61068

SAO Catalogue SAO153149

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP37036

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-19 1967

FK5 Catalogue 1197

General Catalogue of Variable Stars PT Pup

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2928 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 109.8° RISE 3:28

Max altitude: 18.8° TRANSIT 7:40

Azimuth: 250.2° SET 11:51

Set Location

Other stars in Puppis