HR2976

Above the horizon. Rise: 3:23 | Tran: 7:17 | Set: 11:11

Alt: 12.37° Az: 154.39° Direction: South-South-East

HR2976 is a giant star of spectral class M1 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2976 visual magnitude is 6.18. Because of its faintness, HR2976 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 HR2976. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2976 during the next 10000 years (3.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 42m 27s

Declination -22° 23’ 47”

Hour Angle 22h 11m 19s

Sideral Time 05h 53m 46s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 41m 23s

Declination -22° 20’ 13”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 238.36°

Galactic Latitude 0.27°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2976.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.18

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.93

Spectral Type M1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.62

Temperature 3622K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2976 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2976. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2976 is distant 860.16 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 32 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 263.85

Distance (light year) 860.16

Radial Speed 32 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.022 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD62082

SAO Catalogue SAO174298

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP37465

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-21 2077

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2976 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 112.4° RISE 3:23

Max altitude: 16.1° TRANSIT 7:17

Azimuth: 247.6° SET 11:11

Set Location

Other stars in Puppis