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HR2995

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -0.43°   Az: 181.89°   Direction: South

HR2995 is a giant star of spectral class G6 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR2995 visual magnitude is 6.89. Because of its faintness, HR2995 is not visible to the naked eye.

Image of HR2995 star
DSS2 image of HR2995. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2995 during the next 10000 years (1.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

07h 44m 00s
-38° 55’ 33”
00h 09m 43s
07h 53m 43s

J2000

07h 43m 06s
-38° 51’ 51”

Galactic Coordinates

252.98°
-7.54°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR2995.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

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6.89
Giant

-0.87
G6III
1.02
4695K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2995 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2995. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2995 is distant 1,160.14 light years from the Sun

355.87
1,160.14
0.009 arcsec/y
-0.018"/y

Alternative Designations

HD62595
SAO198342
SAO198342
HIP37616
CD-38 3583

Visibility from Your Location

HR2995 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK