HR2967

Below the horizon. Rise: 7:28 | Tran: 14:39 | Set: 21:50

Alt: -15.69° Az: 319.51° Direction: South-South-West

HR2967 is a variable bright giant star of spectral class M3 in the constellation of Gemini.

HR2967 visual magnitude is 5.56. Because of its faintness, HR2967 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 HR2967. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2967 during the next 10000 years (-0.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 43m 29s

Declination +14° 08’ 48”

Hour Angle 09h 19m 25s

Sidereal Time 17h 02m 54s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 42m 03s

Declination +14° 12’ 29”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 205.61°

Galactic Latitude 17.51°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.56

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -1.92

Spectral Type M3II

Color Index (B-V) 1.64

Temperature 3594K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2967 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2967. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2967 is distant 1,021.94 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 313.48

Distance (light year) 1,021.94

Radial Speed -16 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.004 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.012"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD61913

SAO Catalogue SAO97157

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP37521

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+14 1729

FK5 Catalogue 2597

General Catalogue of Variable Stars NZ Gem

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2967 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 75.9° RISE 7:28

Max altitude: 52.7° TRANSIT 14:39

Azimuth: 284.1° SET 21:50

Set Location

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