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Transit: 11:43 
Sunset: 16:26
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HR2963

Below the horizon.  Rise: 4:10 | Tran: 4:44 | Set: 5:19
Alt: -76.30°   Az: 16.10°   Direction: North-North-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.

Image of HR2963 star
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

07h 40m 36s
-38° 11’ 52”
12h 19m 10s
19h 59m 47s

J2000

07h 39m 43s
-38° 08’ 21”

Galactic Coordinates

252.01°
-7.77°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR2963 star
Simplified finder chart for HR2963.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.73
Main-sequence

-0.64
B5V
11920K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2963 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR 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:

5.73
8.43
2.7
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.

187.62
611.63
30 km/s
-0.019 arcsec/y
0.011"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO198265
SAO198265

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°
Max altitude: 0.3°
Azimuth: 231.8°