HR2979

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -43.23° Az: 199.79° Direction: South-West

HR2979 is a double sub-giant star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Volans.

HR2979 visual magnitude is 7.16. Because of its faintness, HR2979 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR2979. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2979 during the next 100000 years (-11.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 15.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 34m 49s

Declination -74° 19’ 57”

Hour Angle 04h 24m 02s

Sidereal Time 11h 58m 52s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 35m 21s

Declination -74° 16’ 32”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 286.11°

Galactic Latitude -23.14°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2979.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 7.16

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude -0.18

Spectral Type B9IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.02

Temperature 10382K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2979 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2979. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR2979 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of medium or large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR2979 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 7.16

Secondary star magnitude 7.26

Magnitude difference 0.1

Separation 1.8 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2979 is distant 958.82 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 294.12

Distance (light year) 958.82

Radial Speed 13 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.007 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.009"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD62153

SAO Catalogue SAO256428

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP36914

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-73 457

Visibility from Your Location

HR2979 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Volans