HR2937

Below the horizon. Rise: 15:07 | Tran: 16:59 | Set: 18:52

Alt: -52.51° Az: 82.90° Direction: East

HR2937 is a multiple sub-giant star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2937 visual magnitude is 4.53. Because of its moderate brightness, HR2937 is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

DSS2 image of HR2937. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2937 during the next 10000 years (-3.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 38m 18s

Declination -35° 01’ 37”

Hour Angle 15h 10m 04s

Sidereal Time 22h 48m 22s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 37m 22s

Declination -34° 58’ 06”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 248.98°

Galactic Latitude -6.67°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2937.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.53

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude -0.67

Spectral Type B8IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.09

Temperature 11407K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2937 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2937. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR2937 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR2937 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 4.53

Secondary star magnitude 5.03

Magnitude difference 0.5

Separation 0.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2937 is distant 358.24 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 109.89

Distance (light year) 358.24

Radial Speed 24 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.022 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.014"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD61330

SAO Catalogue SAO198195

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP37096

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-34 3755

FK5 Catalogue 290

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2937 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 125.0° RISE 15:07

Max altitude: 3.5° TRANSIT 16:59

Azimuth: 235.0° SET 18:52

Set Location

Other stars in Puppis