HR2966

Above the horizon. Rise: 8:46 | Tran: 15:02 | Set: 21:18

Alt: 14.96° Az: 256.57° Direction: West-South-West

HR2966 is a variable hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Canis Minor.

HR2966 visual magnitude is 5.94. Because of its faintness, HR2966 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 HR2966. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2966 during the next 10000 years (2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 42m 55s

Declination +03° 33’ 48”

Hour Angle 04h 41m 14s

Sidereal Time 12h 24m 09s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 41m 35s

Declination +03° 37’ 28”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 215.43°

Galactic Latitude 12.81°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.94

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -0.01

Spectral Type A0V

Color Index (B-V) -0.04

Temperature 10653K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2966 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2966. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2966 is distant 503.86 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 154.56

Distance (light year) 503.86

Radial Speed -24 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.015 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.025"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD61887

SAO Catalogue SAO115813

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP37478

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+03 1758

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 3689

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2966 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 86.4° RISE 8:46

Max altitude: 42.1° TRANSIT 15:02

Azimuth: 273.6° SET 21:18

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Minor