HR2984

HR2984 is a sub-giant star in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2984 visual magnitude is 6.41. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2984 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 HR2984:

Color of HR2984 ⬤

Magnitude of HR2984 6.41

Class Sub-giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR2984 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2984

HR2984 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR2984 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 07h 41m 21s

Declination J2000 -44° 37’ 55”

Galactic Longitude 257.96°

Galactic Latitude -10.57°

Constellation Puppis

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2984 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR2984.

Visibility of HR2984 from your location

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

HR2984 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR2984

The image below is a photograph of HR2984 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 HR2984 is 0.01 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR2984. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2984 during the next 10000 years (1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.00 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR2984 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2984 is distant 1,139.86 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 27 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 349.65 pc

Distance (light year) 1,139.86 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 27 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.01 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2984

HR2984 belongs to spectral class B7 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

Absolute magnitude -1.31

Spectral Type B7IV

Color Index (B-V) 0

Temperature of HR2984 10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2984 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2984. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR2984

Henry Draper Catalogue HD62318

SAO Catalogue SAO218905

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP37461

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-44 3655

In Evidence

Other stars in Puppis