HR2974
Above the horizon.
Rise: 12:41 | Tran: 15:17 | Set: 17:52
Alt: 3.99°
Az: 159.07°
Direction: South-South-East
HR2974 is a variable supergiant star of spectral class G2 in the constellation of Puppis.
HR2974 visual magnitude is 6.56. Because of its faintness, HR2974 is not visible to the naked eye.
DSS2 image of HR2974. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2974 during the next
10000 years (2.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.00 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for HR2974.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2974 is situated in the HertzsprungāRussell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2974.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
HR2974 is distant 6,392.16 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 68 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
Today's HR2974 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):