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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:20 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:30
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HR2964

Altitude: -41.3°   Azimuth: 102.7°   Direction: East-South-East

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

HR2964 visual magnitude is 5.76. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2964 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR2964 is -0.011 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.004 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR2964 star
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);

Key facts about HR2964

5.76
Main-sequence

HR2964 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -41.3°
Azimuth: 102.7°
Direction: East-South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2964

HR2964 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR2964 are provided in the following table:

07h 39m 47s
-38° 15’ 38”
252.13°
-7.82°
Puppis

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2964 in the sky:

Finder chart HR2964 star
Simplified finder chart for HR2964.

Visibility of HR2964 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

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

Azimuth: 128.3°
Max altitude: 0.3°
Azimuth: 231.7°

Distance of HR2964 from the Sun and relative movement

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.

342.47 pc
1,116.44 ly
23 km/s
-0.011 arcsec/year
0.004 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2964

HR2964 belongs to spectral class B2 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

-1.91
B2V
11092K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2964 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

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

Alternative designations of HR2964

SAO198268
SAO198268