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HR2997

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 59.97°   Az: 8.77°   Direction: North

HR2997 is a main-sequence star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

HR2997 visual magnitude is 6.56. Because of its faintness, HR2997 is not visible to the naked eye.

Image of HR2997 star
DSS2 image of HR2997. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2997 during the next 1000 years (-7.93 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

08h 00m 19s
+80° 11’ 51”
22h 13m 27s
06h 13m 46s

J2000

07h 56m 17s
+80° 15’ 56”

Galactic Coordinates

133.68°
29.44°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR2997 star
Simplified finder chart for HR2997.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.56
Main-sequence

5.40
G8V
5501K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2997 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR2997. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2997 is distant 55.57 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

17.04
55.57
-8 km/s
-0.476 arcsec/y
0.09"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO1254
SAO1254

Visibility from Your Location

HR2997 is circumpolar and transits at 08:32 UTC (altitude: 61.3°)