HR2942
Above the horizon.
Rise: 15:28 | Tran: 17:15 | Set: 19:03
Alt: 1.01°
Az: 198.00°
Direction: South-South-West
HR2942 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Puppis.
HR2942 visual magnitude is 6.6. Because of its faintness, HR2942 is not visible to the naked eye.
DSS2 image of HR2942. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2942 during the next
10000 years (-4.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.00 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for HR2942.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
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Finder chart for HR2942.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2942 is situated in the HertzsprungāRussell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2942.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
HR2942 is distant 721.24 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 31 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
Today's HR2942 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):