HR2982

Below the horizon. Rise: 11:22 | Tran: 17:21 | Set: 23:20

Alt: -33.92° Az: 328.10° Direction: North-North-West

HR2982 is a multiple hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Canis Minor.

HR2982 visual magnitude is 6.19. Because of its faintness, HR2982 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 HR2982. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2982 during the next 10000 years (1.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 44m 23s

Declination +00° 07’ 39”

Hour Angle 10h 15m 58s

Sidereal Time 18h 00m 21s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 43m 05s

Declination +00° 11’ 21”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 218.73°

Galactic Latitude 11.56°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2982.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.19

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.48

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.02

Temperature 4695K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2982 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2982. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR2982 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR2982 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.19

Secondary star magnitude 6.39

Magnitude difference 0.2

Separation 0.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2982 is distant 452.78 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 138.89

Distance (light year) 452.78

Radial Speed 8 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.008 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.012"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD62264

SAO Catalogue SAO115839

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP37614

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+00 2054

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS6313

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2982 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 89.9° RISE 11:22

Max altitude: 38.6° TRANSIT 17:21

Azimuth: 270.1° SET 23:20

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Minor