HR2992

HR2992 is a double star in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2992 visual magnitude is 6.55. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2992 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 HR2992:

Color of HR2992 ⬤

Magnitude of HR2992 6.55

Class

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR2992 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 0°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2992

HR2992 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 HR2992 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 07h 43m 39s

Declination J2000 -25° 30’ 14”

Galactic Longitude 241.37°

Galactic Latitude -0.85°

Constellation Puppis

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2992 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR2992.

Visibility of HR2992 from your location

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

Today's HR2992 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 115.5° RISE 12:48

Max altitude: 13.0° TRANSIT 16:20

Azimuth: 244.5° SET 19:51

RIGHT NOW HR2992 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR2992

The image below is a photograph of HR2992 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 HR2992 is 0.001 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.005 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR2992. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2992 during the next 100000 years (1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.33 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR2992 from the Sun and relative movement

HR2992 is distant 16,300.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 23 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 5,000.00 pc

Distance (light year) 16,300.00 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 23 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.001 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.005 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2992

HR2992 belongs to spectral class A3

Absolute magnitude -6.94

Spectral Type A3

Color Index (B-V) 0.06

Temperature of HR2992 9434K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2992 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2992. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR2992 star system properties

HR2992 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 HR2992 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.55

Secondary star magnitude 14.05

Magnitude difference 7.5

Separation 5.3 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR2992

Henry Draper Catalogue HD62555

SAO Catalogue SAO174395

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP37660

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-25 4966

In Evidence

Other stars in Puppis