HR2988

Below the horizon. Rise: 23:06 | Tran: 2:34 | Set: 5:58

Alt: -0.95° Az: 226.08° Direction: South-West

HR2988 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2988 visual magnitude is 5.64. Because of its faintness, HR2988 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 HR2988. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2988 during the next 10000 years (-0.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 43m 49s

Declination -26° 24’ 41”

Hour Angle 03h 34m 08s

Sidereal Time 11h 17m 57s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 42m 48s

Declination -26° 21’ 03”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 242.01°

Galactic Latitude -1.44°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.64

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.59

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 0.99

Temperature 4767K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2988 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2988. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2988 is distant 332.99 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 102.15

Distance (light year) 332.99

Radial Speed -18 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.005 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.027"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD62412

SAO Catalogue SAO174356

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP37590

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-26 4824

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2988 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 116.4° RISE 23:06

Max altitude: 12.1° TRANSIT 2:34

Azimuth: 243.6° SET 5:58

Set Location

Other stars in Puppis