HR2956

Below the horizon. Rise: 23:06 | Tran: 2:31 | Set: 5:51

Alt: -26.62° Az: 259.42° Direction: West

HR2956 is a main-sequence star of spectral class B7 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2956 visual magnitude is 6.5. Because of its faintness, HR2956 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 HR2956. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2956 during the next 10000 years (-2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 40m 28s

Declination -26° 55’ 18”

Hour Angle 06h 38m 53s

Sidereal Time 14h 19m 21s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 39m 26s

Declination -26° 51’ 47”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 242.09°

Galactic Latitude -2.35°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2956.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.5

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -0.50

Spectral Type B7V

Color Index (B-V) -0.1

Temperature 11573K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2956 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2956. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2956 is distant 819.10 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 33 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 251.26

Distance (light year) 819.10

Radial Speed 33 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.013 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD61672

SAO Catalogue SAO174219

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP37293

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-26 4722

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2956 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 116.9° RISE 23:06

Max altitude: 11.6° TRANSIT 2:31

Azimuth: 243.1° SET 5:51

Set Location

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