HR2994

Below the horizon. Rise: 5:48 | Tran: 7:22 | Set: 8:56

Alt: -7.15° Az: 217.23° Direction: South-West

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.

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

Right Ascension 07h 44m 06s

Declination -36° 06’ 38”

Hour Angle 03h 12m 00s

Sideral Time 10h 56m 06s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 43m 11s

Declination -36° 03’ 01”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 250.51°

Galactic Latitude -6.15°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2994.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.6

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -0.72

Spectral Type B5V

Color Index (B-V) -0.13

Temperature 12103K

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

Distance (parsec) 183.49

Distance (light year) 598.17

Radial Speed -1 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.019 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD62578

SAO Catalogue SAO198343

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP37623

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-35 3809

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2994 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 126.1° RISE 5:48

Max altitude: 2.4° TRANSIT 7:22

Azimuth: 233.9° SET 8:56

Set Location

Other stars in Puppis