HR2989

Above the horizon. Rise: 8:19 | Tran: 14:29 | Set: 20:39

Alt: 40.02° Az: 165.75° Direction: South

HR2989 is a variable hypergiant star of spectral class F0 in the constellation of Canis Minor.

HR2989 visual magnitude is 6.47. Because of its faintness, HR2989 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 HR2989. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2989 during the next 10000 years (-8.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 45m 27s

Declination +02° 20’ 32”

Hour Angle 23h 16m 30s

Sidereal Time 07h 01m 57s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 44m 07s

Declination +02° 24’ 17”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 216.84°

Galactic Latitude 12.81°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2989.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.47

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.85

Spectral Type F0III

Color Index (B-V) 0.2

Temperature 8163K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2989 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2989. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2989 is distant 432.93 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 132.80

Distance (light year) 432.93

Radial Speed 15 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.048 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.022"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD62437

SAO Catalogue SAO115864

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP37705

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+02 1761

General Catalogue of Variable Stars AZ CMi

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2989 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 87.7° RISE 8:19

Max altitude: 40.9° TRANSIT 14:29

Azimuth: 272.3° SET 20:39

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Minor