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HR2937

Above the horizon.  Rise: 2:14 | Tran: 4:07 | Set: 5:59
Alt: 3.25°   Az: 186.01°   Direction: South

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.

Image of HR2937 star
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

07h 38m 17s
-35° 01’ 33”
00h 29m 20s
08h 07m 37s

J2000

07h 37m 22s
-34° 58’ 06”

Galactic Coordinates

248.98°
-6.67°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR2937 star
Simplified finder chart for HR2937.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.53
Sub-giant

-0.67
B8IV
11407K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2937 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR 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:

4.53
5.03
0.5
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.

109.89
358.24
24 km/s
-0.022 arcsec/y
0.014"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO198195
SAO198195

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°
Max altitude: 3.5°
Azimuth: 235.0°