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HR2994

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -10.63°   Az: 151.67°   Direction: South-South-East

HR2994 is a main-sequence star of spectral class B5 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2994 visual magnitude is 5.6. Because of its faintness, HR2994 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.

Image of HR2994 star
DSS2 image of HR2994. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2994 during the next 10000 years (-3.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

07h 44m 08s
-36° 06’ 44”
21h 38m 55s
05h 23m 04s

J2000

07h 43m 11s
-36° 03’ 01”

Galactic Coordinates

250.51°
-6.15°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2994.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

⬤
5.6
Main-sequence

-0.72
B5V
-0.13
12103K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2994 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2994. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2994 is distant 598.17 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

183.49
598.17
-1 km/s
-0.019 arcsec/y
0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

HD62578
SAO198343
SAO198343
HIP37623
CD-35 3809

Visibility from Your Location

HR2994 is currently not visible from Vårdö, Aland