HR2942

HR2942 is a giant star in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2942 visual magnitude is 6.6. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2942 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR2942:

Color of HR2942 ⬤

Magnitude of HR2942 6.6

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR2942 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2942

HR2942 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR2942 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 07h 37m 44s

Declination J2000 -35° 16’ 37”

Galactic Longitude 249.29°

Galactic Latitude -6.75°

Constellation Puppis

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2942 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR2942.

Visibility of HR2942 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's HR2942 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 125.3° RISE 14:25

Max altitude: 3.2° TRANSIT 16:14

Azimuth: 234.7° SET 18:02

RIGHT NOW HR2942 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR2942

The image below is a photograph of HR2942 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR2942 is -0.027 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.012 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of HR2942 from the Sun and relative movement

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.

Distance (parsec) 221.24 pc

Distance (light year) 721.24 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 31 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.027 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.012 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2942

HR2942 belongs to spectral class K1 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude -0.12

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.14

Temperature of HR2942 4430K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2942 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2942. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR2942

Henry Draper Catalogue HD61409

SAO Catalogue SAO198205

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP37127

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-34 3760

In Evidence

Other stars in Puppis