HR2957

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -74.97° Az: 271.72° Direction: West

HR2957 is a variable supergiant star of spectral class F4 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2957 visual magnitude is 5.68. Because of its faintness, HR2957 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 HR2957. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2957 during the next 100000 years (3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 13.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 39m 00s

Declination -48° 39’ 31”

Hour Angle 10h 27m 36s

Sidereal Time 18h 06m 36s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 38m 18s

Declination -48° 36’ 03”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 261.31°

Galactic Latitude -12.86°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2957.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.68

Class Supergiant

Absolute magnitude -5.26

Spectral Type F4I

Color Index (B-V) 0.65

Temperature 5778K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2957 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2957. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2957 is distant 5,015.38 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 1,538.46

Distance (light year) 5,015.38

Radial Speed 11 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.002 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD61715

SAO Catalogue SAO218852

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP37174

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-48 3091

General Catalogue of Variable Stars MY Pup

Visibility from Your Location

HR2957 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Puppis