HR2940
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -11.33°
Az: 169.12°
Direction: South
HR2940 is a main-sequence star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Puppis.
HR2940 visual magnitude is 5.72. Because of its faintness, HR2940 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 HR2940. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2940 during the next
100000 years (-1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.00 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for HR2940.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2940 is situated in the HertzsprungāRussell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2940.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
HR2940 is distant 496.95 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
HR2940 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK