HR2936

Above the horizon. Rise: 7:16 | Tran: 16:39 | Set: 2:06

Alt: 60.08° Az: 118.65° Direction: East-South-East

HR2936 is a bright giant star of spectral class F6 in the constellation of Gemini.

HR2936 visual magnitude is 6.17. Because of its faintness, HR2936 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 HR2936. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2936 during the next 10000 years (-3.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 41m 31s

Declination +31° 56’ 58”

Hour Angle 21h 55m 45s

Sidereal Time 05h 37m 17s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 39m 54s

Declination +32° 00’ 34”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 187.71°

Galactic Latitude 23.58°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2936.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.17

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude 1.54

Spectral Type F6II

Color Index (B-V) 0.35

Temperature 7158K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2936 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2936. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2936 is distant 274.87 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 25 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 84.32

Distance (light year) 274.87

Radial Speed 25 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.019 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.045"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD61295

SAO Catalogue SAO60254

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP37339

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+32 1599

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2936 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 58.1° RISE 7:16

Max altitude: 70.5° TRANSIT 16:39

Azimuth: 301.9° SET 2:06

Set Location

Other stars in Gemini