HR2978

Above the horizon. Rise: 23:45 | Tran: 7:51 | Set: 15:52

Alt: 25.92° Az: 273.90° Direction: West

HR2978 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Gemini.

HR2978 visual magnitude is 6.21. Because of its faintness, HR2978 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 HR2978. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2978 during the next 10000 years (-4.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 44m 50s

Declination +22° 20’ 20”

Hour Angle 05h 03m 51s

Sideral Time 12h 48m 41s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 43m 22s

Declination +22° 23’ 57”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 197.75°

Galactic Latitude 21.02°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2978.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.21

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 1.34

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 0.93

Temperature 4917K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2978 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2978. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2978 is distant 306.68 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 94.07

Distance (light year) 306.68

Radial Speed -3 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.026 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.013"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD62141

SAO Catalogue SAO79641

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP37636

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+22 1756

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2978 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 67.7° RISE 23:45

Max altitude: 60.9° TRANSIT 7:51

Azimuth: 292.3° SET 15:52

Set Location

Other stars in Gemini