HR2976

HR2976 is a giant star in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2976 visual magnitude is 6.18. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2976 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR2976:

Color of HR2976 ⬤

Magnitude of HR2976 6.18

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR2976 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2976

HR2976 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR2976 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 07h 41m 23s

Declination J2000 -22° 20’ 13”

Galactic Longitude 238.36°

Galactic Latitude 0.27°

Constellation Puppis

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2976 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR2976.

Visibility of HR2976 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

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

Azimuth: 112.3° RISE 12:23

Max altitude: 16.2° TRANSIT 16:17

Azimuth: 247.7° SET 20:12

RIGHT NOW HR2976 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR2976

The image below is a photograph of HR2976 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR2976 is 0.022 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.004 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of HR2976 from the Sun and relative movement

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 pc

Distance (light year) 860.16 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 32 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.022 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.004 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2976

HR2976 belongs to spectral class M1 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude -0.93

Spectral Type M1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.62

Temperature of HR2976 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

Alternative designations of HR2976

Henry Draper Catalogue HD62082

SAO Catalogue SAO174298

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP37465

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-21 2077

In Evidence

Other stars in Puppis