HR2939

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 11.16° Az: 345.87° Direction: North-North-West

HR2939 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Lynx.

HR2939 visual magnitude is 5.56. Because of its faintness, HR2939 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 HR2939. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2939 during the next 1000 years (-0.90 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.13 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 43m 01s

Declination +48° 04’ 19”

Hour Angle 10h 35m 59s

Sidereal Time 18h 19m 01s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 41m 12s

Declination +48° 07’ 54”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 170.43°

Galactic Latitude 27.88°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2939.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.56

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.56

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.01

Temperature 4719K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2939 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2939. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2939 is distant 325.67 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 40 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 99.90

Distance (light year) 325.67

Radial Speed 40 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.054 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.128"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD61363

SAO Catalogue SAO41934

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP37441

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+48 1561

FK5 Catalogue 2594

Visibility from Your Location

HR2939 is circumpolar and transits at 06:05 UTC (altitude: 86.6°)

Set Location

Other stars in Lynx