HR2945

Below the horizon. Rise: 7:03 | Tran: 7:44 | Set: 8:25

Alt: -66.91° Az: 65.01° Direction: East-North-East

HR2945 is a giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2945 visual magnitude is 6.38. Because of its faintness, HR2945 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 HR2945. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2945 during the next 10000 years (1.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 9.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 38m 37s

Declination -38° 04’ 04”

Hour Angle 13h 47m 20s

Sideral Time 21h 25m 58s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 37m 45s

Declination -38° 00’ 38”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 251.71°

Galactic Latitude -8.05°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2945.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.38

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.18

Spectral Type K4III

Color Index (B-V) 1.48

Temperature 3824K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2945 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2945. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2945 is distant 565.97 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 52 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 173.61

Distance (light year) 565.97

Radial Speed 52 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.007 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.058"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD61453

SAO Catalogue SAO198210

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP37128

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-37 3736

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2945 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 128.1° RISE 7:03

Max altitude: 0.5° TRANSIT 7:44

Azimuth: 231.9° SET 8:25

Set Location

Other stars in Puppis