HR2933

Above the horizon. Rise: 12:24 | Tran: 16:08 | Set: 19:52

Alt: 13.20° Az: 163.99° Direction: South-South-East

HR2933 is a hypergiant star of spectral class F0 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2933 visual magnitude is 6.37. Because of its faintness, HR2933 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 HR2933. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2933 during the next 10000 years (-2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 38m 21s

Declination -23° 50’ 00”

Hour Angle 22h 51m 41s

Sidereal Time 06h 30m 03s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 37m 16s

Declination -23° 46’ 29”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 239.15°

Galactic Latitude -1.26°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2933.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.37

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -9.11

Spectral Type F0II

Color Index (B-V) 0.54

Temperature 6213K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2933 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2933. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2933 is distant 40,750.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 12,500.00

Distance (light year) 40,750.00

Radial Speed 18 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.015 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.022"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD61227

SAO Catalogue SAO174141

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP37089

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-23 5791

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2933 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 113.8° RISE 12:24

Max altitude: 14.7° TRANSIT 16:08

Azimuth: 246.2° SET 19:52

Set Location

Other stars in Puppis