HR2959

HR2959 is a bright giant star in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2959 visual magnitude is 4.94. Because of its moderate brightness, HR2959 should be easily visible from locations with dark skyes, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR2959:

Color of HR2959 ⬤

Magnitude of HR2959 4.94

Class Bright giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR2959 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 4°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2959

HR2959 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR2959 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 07h 40m 23s

Declination J2000 -15° 15’ 48”

Galactic Longitude 232.09°

Galactic Latitude 3.55°

Constellation Puppis

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2959 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR2959.

Visibility of HR2959 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 HR2959 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: 105.3° RISE 11:38

Max altitude: 23.3° TRANSIT 16:16

Azimuth: 254.7° SET 20:55

RIGHT NOW HR2959 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR2959

The image below is a photograph of HR2959 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 HR2959 is -0.01 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.022 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR2959. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2959 during the next 10000 years (-1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.67 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR2959 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2959 is distant 676.35 light years from the Sun

Distance (parsec) 207.47 pc

Distance (light year) 676.35 ly

Proper Motion RA -0.01 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.022 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2959

HR2959 belongs to spectral class K3 and has a luminosity class of II corresponding to a bright giant star.

Absolute magnitude -1.64

Spectral Type K3II

Color Index (B-V) 1.56

Temperature of HR2959 3705K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2959 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2959. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR2959

Henry Draper Catalogue HD61772

SAO Catalogue SAO153227

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP37379

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-14 2082

In Evidence

Other stars in Puppis