HR2964

Below the horizon. Rise: 6:55 | Tran: 7:23 | Set: 7:50

Alt: -20.31° Az: 126.63° Direction: South-East

HR2964 is a main-sequence star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2964 visual magnitude is 5.76. Because of its faintness, HR2964 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 HR2964. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2964 during the next 10000 years (-1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 40m 40s

Declination -38° 19’ 09”

Hour Angle 19h 05m 38s

Sideral Time 02h 46m 18s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 39m 47s

Declination -38° 15’ 38”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 252.13°

Galactic Latitude -7.82°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2964.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.76

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -1.91

Spectral Type B2V

Color Index (B-V) -0.07

Temperature 11092K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2964 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2964. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2964 is distant 1,116.44 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 23 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 342.47

Distance (light year) 1,116.44

Radial Speed 23 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.011 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD61899

SAO Catalogue SAO198268

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP37329

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-37 3768

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2964 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 128.3° RISE 6:55

Max altitude: 0.2° TRANSIT 7:23

Azimuth: 231.7° SET 7:50

Set Location

Other stars in Puppis