HR2960

Above the horizon. Rise: 12:00 | Tran: 16:11 | Set: 20:23

Alt: 17.10° Az: 162.45° Direction: South-South-East

HR2960 is a double hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2960 visual magnitude is 5.93. Because of its faintness, HR2960 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 HR2960. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2960 during the next 10000 years (1.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 41m 20s

Declination -19° 43’ 15”

Hour Angle 22h 48m 42s

Sidereal Time 06h 30m 03s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 40m 13s

Declination -19° 39’ 38”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 235.9°

Galactic Latitude 1.36°

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Finder chart for HR2960.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.93

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -0.79

Spectral Type K0

Color Index (B-V) 1.16

Temperature 4389K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2960 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2960. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR2960 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR2960 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.93

Secondary star magnitude 11.13

Magnitude difference 5.2

Separation 8.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2960 is distant 719.65 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 220.75

Distance (light year) 719.65

Radial Speed -3 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.007 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.011"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD61774

SAO Catalogue SAO153225

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP37364

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-19 2003

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS6273

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2960 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 109.7° RISE 12:00

Max altitude: 18.8° TRANSIT 16:11

Azimuth: 250.3° SET 20:23

Set Location

Other stars in Puppis