HR2963

Below the horizon. Rise: 15:36 | Tran: 16:11 | Set: 16:45

Alt: -28.75° Az: 116.32° Direction: East-South-East

HR2963 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class B5 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2963 visual magnitude is 5.73. Because of its faintness, HR2963 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 HR2963. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2963 during the next 10000 years (-3.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 40m 37s

Declination -38° 11’ 57”

Hour Angle 18h 01m 19s

Sidereal Time 01h 41m 57s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 39m 43s

Declination -38° 08’ 21”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 252.01°

Galactic Latitude -7.77°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2963.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.73

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -0.64

Spectral Type B5V

Color Index (B-V) -0.12

Temperature 11920K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2963 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2963. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR2963 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR2963 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.73

Secondary star magnitude 8.43

Magnitude difference 2.7

Separation 1.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2963 is distant 611.63 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 30 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 187.62

Distance (light year) 611.63

Radial Speed 30 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.019 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.011"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD61878

SAO Catalogue SAO198265

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP37322

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-37 3767

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2963 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 128.2° RISE 15:36

Max altitude: 0.3° TRANSIT 16:11

Azimuth: 231.8° SET 16:45

Set Location

Other stars in Puppis