HR2932

Below the horizon. Rise: 2:15 | Tran: 6:57 | Set: 11:40

Alt: -1.15° Az: 112.14° Direction: East-South-East

HR2932 is a double giant star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2932 visual magnitude is 6.53. Because of its faintness, HR2932 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR2932. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2932 during the next 10000 years (2.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 38m 47s

Declination -14° 29’ 54”

Hour Angle 19h 07m 48s

Sidereal Time 02h 46m 35s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 37m 38s

Declination -14° 26’ 27”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 231.05°

Galactic Latitude 3.38°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2932.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.53

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.18

Spectral Type B9III

Color Index (B-V) -0.01

Temperature 10252K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2932 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2932. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR2932 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR2932 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.53

Secondary star magnitude 9.33

Magnitude difference 2.8

Separation 65 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2932 is distant 1,135.89 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 348.43

Distance (light year) 1,135.89

Radial Speed 16 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.014 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD61224

SAO Catalogue SAO153172

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP37119

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-14 2053

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2932 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 104.5° RISE 2:15

Max altitude: 24.0° TRANSIT 6:57

Azimuth: 255.5° SET 11:40

Set Location

Other stars in Puppis