HR2950

Below the horizon. Rise: 10:38 | Tran: 17:02 | Set: 23:26

Alt: -33.04° Az: 8.23° Direction: North

HR2950 is a multiple hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Canis Minor.

HR2950 visual magnitude is 6.02. Because of its faintness, HR2950 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 HR2950. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2950 during the next 10000 years (-1.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 41m 27s

Declination +05° 10’ 14”

Hour Angle 12h 27m 40s

Sidereal Time 20h 09m 08s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 40m 06s

Declination +05° 13’ 50”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 213.79°

Galactic Latitude 13.2°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2950.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.02

Class Hypergiant

Spectral Type A0III

Color Index (B-V) -0.04

Temperature 10653K

Star System Properties

HR2950 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR2950 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.02

Secondary star magnitude 6.32

Magnitude difference 0.3

Separation 1.1 arcsec

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD61563

SAO Catalogue SAO115773

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+05 1742

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS6263

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2950 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 84.8° RISE 10:38

Max altitude: 43.7° TRANSIT 17:02

Azimuth: 275.2° SET 23:26

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Minor