HR2965

Above the horizon. Rise: 7:27 | Tran: 14:35 | Set: 21:42

Alt: 51.92° Az: 182.17° Direction: South-South-West

HR2965 is a giant star of spectral class M2 in the constellation of Gemini.

HR2965 visual magnitude is 5.77. Because of its faintness, HR2965 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 HR2965. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2965 during the next 10000 years (-6.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 43m 17s

Declination +13° 25’ 09”

Hour Angle 00h 05m 29s

Sidereal Time 07h 48m 46s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 41m 51s

Declination +13° 28’ 50”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 206.28°

Galactic Latitude 17.17°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.77

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.14

Spectral Type M2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.67

Temperature 3555K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2965 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2965. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2965 is distant 785.54 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 240.96

Distance (light year) 785.54

Radial Speed 7 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.039 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.02"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD61885

SAO Catalogue SAO97154

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP37508

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+13 1737

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2965 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 76.6° RISE 7:27

Max altitude: 51.9° TRANSIT 14:35

Azimuth: 283.4° SET 21:42

Set Location

Other stars in Gemini