HR2968

Below the horizon. Rise: 6:02 | Tran: 6:59 | Set: 7:56

Alt: -12.61° Az: 136.36° Direction: South-East

HR2968 is a sub-giant star of spectral class B6 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2968 visual magnitude is 6. Because of its faintness, HR2968 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 HR2968. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2968 during the next 10000 years (0.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 40m 51s

Declination -37° 38’ 16”

Hour Angle 20h 06m 57s

Sidereal Time 03h 47m 48s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 39m 57s

Declination -37° 34’ 45”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 251.54°

Galactic Latitude -7.46°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2968.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude -2.09

Spectral Type B6IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.04

Temperature 10653K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2968 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2968. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2968 is distant 1,352.70 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 414.94

Distance (light year) 1,352.70

Radial Speed 7 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.001 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.01"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD61925

SAO Catalogue SAO198273

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP37345

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-37 3770

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2968 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 127.6° RISE 6:02

Max altitude: 0.9° TRANSIT 6:59

Azimuth: 232.4° SET 7:56

Set Location

Other stars in Puppis