HR2997

Altitude: 42.1° Azimuth: 356.3° Direction: North

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

HR2997 visual magnitude is 6.56. Because of its reltive faintness, HR2997 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR2997:

Color of HR2997 ⬤

Magnitude of HR2997 6.56

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW

HR2997 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 42.1°
Azimuth: 356.3°
Direction: North

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR2997

HR2997 is situated close to the northern celestial pole and, as such, it is visible for most part of the year from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR2997 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 07h 56m 17s

Declination J2000 +80° 15’ 56”

Galactic Longitude 133.68°

Galactic Latitude 29.44°

Constellation Camelopardalis

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR2997 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR2997.

Visibility of HR2997 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR2997 is circumpolar and transits at 14:37 UTC (altitude: 61.2°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR2997

The image below is a photograph of HR2997 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR2997 is -0.476 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.09 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of HR2997 from the Sun and relative movement

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.

Distance (parsec) 17.04 pc

Distance (light year) 55.57 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -8 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.476 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.09 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR2997

HR2997 belongs to spectral class G8 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 5.40

Spectral Type G8V

Color Index (B-V) 0.73

Temperature of HR2997 5501K

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

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

Alternative designations of HR2997

Henry Draper Catalogue HD62613

SAO Catalogue SAO1254

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP38784

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+80 238

Gliese Catalogue Gl 290

In Evidence

Other stars in Camelopardalis