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HR2971

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -30.84°   Az: 138.58°   Direction: South-East

HR2971 is a variable and double sub-giant star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Carina.

HR2971 visual magnitude is 6.06. Because of its faintness, HR2971 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.

Image of HR2971 star
DSS2 image of HR2971. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2971 during the next 100000 years (-15.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 13.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

07h 39m 36s
-53° 19’ 52”
19h 11m 57s
02h 51m 33s

J2000

07h 39m 00s
-53° 16’ 23”

Galactic Coordinates

265.68°
-14.82°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR2971 star
Simplified finder chart for HR2971.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.06
Sub-giant
HR2971 is also a Si chemically peculiar star.

-0.05
B9IV
11744K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2971 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2971. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR2971 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR2971 double sysyem:

6.06
13.86
7.8
15 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2971 is distant 544.24 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

166.94
544.24
12 km/s
-0.009 arcsec/y
0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO235391
SAO235391

Visibility from Your Location

HR2971 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK