HR2947

Below the horizon. Rise: 12:36 | Tran: 16:53 | Set: 21:11

Alt: -30.99° Az: 81.21° Direction: East

HR2947 is a main-sequence star of spectral class B6 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2947 visual magnitude is 6.72. Because of its faintness, HR2947 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR2947. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2947 during the next 10000 years (-3.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 40m 14s

Declination -18° 44’ 19”

Hour Angle 16h 13m 50s

Sidereal Time 23h 54m 05s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 39m 07s

Declination -18° 40’ 45”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 234.92°

Galactic Latitude 1.61°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.72

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -0.47

Spectral Type B6V

Color Index (B-V) -0.1

Temperature 11573K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2947 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2947. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2947 is distant 893.15 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 36 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 273.97

Distance (light year) 893.15

Radial Speed 36 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.021 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.026"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD61554

SAO Catalogue SAO153195

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP37261

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-18 1946

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2947 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 108.7° RISE 12:36

Max altitude: 19.8° TRANSIT 16:53

Azimuth: 251.3° SET 21:11

In Evidence

Other stars in Puppis

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Other stars in Puppis

HR2947

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J2000

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Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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