HR2961

Below the horizon. Rise: 8:53 | Tran: 9:16 | Set: 9:40

Alt: -49.43° Az: 266.27° Direction: West

HR2961 is a main-sequence star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2961 visual magnitude is 4.84. Because of its moderate brightness, HR2961 is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

DSS2 image of HR2961. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2961 during the next 10000 years (-2.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 40m 19s

Declination -38° 21’ 58”

Hour Angle 08h 16m 31s

Sideral Time 15h 56m 51s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 39m 27s

Declination -38° 18’ 29”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 252.14°

Galactic Latitude -7.9°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2961.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.84

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -1.39

Spectral Type B2V

Color Index (B-V) -0.19

Temperature 13348K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2961 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2961. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2961 is distant 573.94 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 26 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 176.06

Distance (light year) 573.94

Radial Speed 26 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.014 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD61831

SAO Catalogue SAO198253

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP37297

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-38 3531

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2961 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 128.4° RISE 8:53

Max altitude: 0.2° TRANSIT 9:16

Azimuth: 231.6° SET 9:40

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

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