HR2954

Below the horizon. Rise: 15:40 | Tran: 17:05 | Set: 18:29

Alt: -36.21° Az: 254.60° Direction: West-South-West

HR2954 is a sub-giant star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2954 visual magnitude is 5.8. Because of its faintness, HR2954 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 39m 39s

Declination -36° 33’ 22”

Hour Angle 06h 57m 45s

Sidereal Time 14h 37m 24s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 38m 43s

Declination -36° 29’ 48”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 250.46°

Galactic Latitude -7.16°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2954.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.8

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude -1.56

Spectral Type B2IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.16

Temperature 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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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

Distance (light year) 964.50

Radial Speed 19 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.007 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD61641

SAO Catalogue SAO198237

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP37223

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-36 3773

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2954 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 126.6° RISE 15:40

Max altitude: 2.0° TRANSIT 17:05

Azimuth: 233.4° SET 18:29

Set Location

Other stars in Puppis