HR2969

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 84.15° Az: 262.68° Direction: West

HR2969 is a hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Lynx.

HR2969 visual magnitude is 5.27. Because of its faintness, HR2969 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 HR2969. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2969 during the next 10000 years (-0.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 45m 55s

Declination +50° 22’ 22”

Hour Angle 00h 36m 30s

Sideral Time 08h 22m 26s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 44m 04s

Declination +50° 26’ 02”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 167.94°

Galactic Latitude 28.72°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2969.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.27

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -1.36

Spectral Type A0III

Color Index (B-V) 0

Temperature 10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2969 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2969. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2969 is distant 689.22 light years from the Sun

Distance (parsec) 211.42

Distance (light year) 689.22

Proper Motion RA -0.005 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.026"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD61931

SAO Catalogue SAO26488

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP37701

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+50 1460

FK5 Catalogue 2599

Visibility from Your Location

HR2969 is circumpolar and transits at 08:02 UTC (altitude: 88.9°)

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Lynx