HR2954

HR2954 is a sub-giant star in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2954 visual magnitude is 5.8. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2954 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 HR2954:

Color of HR2954 ⬤

Magnitude of HR2954 5.8

Class Sub-giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR2954 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2954

HR2954 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 HR2954 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 07h 38m 43s

Declination J2000 -36° 29’ 48”

Galactic Longitude 250.46°

Galactic Latitude -7.16°

Constellation Puppis

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2954 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR2954.

Visibility of HR2954 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 HR2954 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: 126.5° RISE 14:48

Max altitude: 2.0° TRANSIT 16:15

Azimuth: 233.5° SET 17:41

RIGHT NOW HR2954 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR2954

The image below is a photograph of HR2954 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 HR2954 is -0.007 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.001 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR2954. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2954 during the next 100000 years (-11.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.67 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR2954 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2954 is distant 964.50 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 295.86 pc

Distance (light year) 964.50 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 19 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.007 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.001 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2954

HR2954 belongs to spectral class B2 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

Absolute magnitude -1.56

Spectral Type B2IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.16

Temperature of HR2954 12692K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2954 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2954. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR2954

Henry Draper Catalogue HD61641

SAO Catalogue SAO198237

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP37223

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-36 3773

In Evidence

Other stars in Puppis