HR2992

Above the horizon. Rise: 12:44 | Tran: 16:15 | Set: 19:46

Alt: 11.22° Az: 162.88° Direction: South-South-East

HR2992 is a double star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2992 visual magnitude is 6.55. Because of its faintness, HR2992 is not visible to the naked eye.

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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 44m 42s

Declination -25° 33’ 57”

Hour Angle 22h 45m 20s

Sidereal Time 06h 30m 03s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 43m 39s

Declination -25° 30’ 14”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 241.37°

Galactic Latitude -0.85°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.55

Class

Absolute magnitude -6.94

Spectral Type A3

Color Index (B-V) 0.06

Temperature 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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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

Distance (light year) 16,300.00

Radial Speed 23 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.001 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.005"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD62555

SAO Catalogue SAO174395

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP37660

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-25 4966

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 115.6° RISE 12:44

Max altitude: 13.0° TRANSIT 16:15

Azimuth: 244.4° SET 19:46

Set Location

Other stars in Puppis