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public  Greenwich, UK Greenwich, UK  ⓘ
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:07 
Transit: 12:56 
Sunset: 20:45
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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.

Image of HR2950 star
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

07h 41m 27s
+05° 10’ 14”
12h 27m 40s
20h 09m 08s

J2000

07h 40m 06s
+05° 13’ 50”

Galactic Coordinates

213.79°
13.2°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2950.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.02
Hypergiant

A0III
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:

6.02
6.32
0.3
1.1 arcsec

Alternative Designations

SAO115773
SAO115773

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°
Max altitude: 43.7°
Azimuth: 275.2°