HR2981

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -73.29° Az: 314.54° Direction: North-West

HR2981 is a main-sequence star of spectral class B5 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2981 visual magnitude is 5.42. Because of its faintness, HR2981 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 HR2981. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2981 during the next 10000 years (-2.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 42m 09s

Declination -38° 35’ 39”

Hour Angle 10h 59m 12s

Sidereal Time 18h 41m 22s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 41m 15s

Declination -38° 32’ 00”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 252.51°

Galactic Latitude -7.69°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.42

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -0.97

Spectral Type B5V

Color Index (B-V) -0.15

Temperature 12489K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2981 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2981. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2981 is distant 617.42 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 40 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 189.39

Distance (light year) 617.42

Radial Speed 40 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.017 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.013"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD62226

SAO Catalogue SAO198298

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP37450

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-38 3556

Visibility from Your Location

HR2981 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

In Evidence

Other stars in Puppis

HR2981

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Other stars in Puppis

HR2981

Celestial Coordinates

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