HR2958

Above the horizon. Rise: 16:29 | Tran: 21:45 | Set: 3:05

Alt: 30.27° Az: 179.33° Direction: South

HR2958 is a sub-giant star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Monoceros.

HR2958 visual magnitude is 6.01. Because of its faintness, HR2958 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 HR2958. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2958 during the next 10000 years (2.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 41m 48s

Declination -08° 14’ 44”

Hour Angle 23h 57m 40s

Sidereal Time 07h 39m 28s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 40m 35s

Declination -08° 11’ 08”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 225.9°

Galactic Latitude 7.04°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2958.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.01

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 1.12

Spectral Type A3IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.15

Temperature 8571K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2958 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2958. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2958 is distant 310.18 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 95.15

Distance (light year) 310.18

Radial Speed -7 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.016 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.037"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD61749

SAO Catalogue SAO134969

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP37394

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-07 2118

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2958 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 98.2° RISE 16:29

Max altitude: 30.3° TRANSIT 21:45

Azimuth: 261.8° SET 3:05

Set Location

Other stars in Monoceros