HR3004

Above the horizon. Rise: 13:33 | Tran: 17:11 | Set: 20:48

Alt: 4.29° Az: 219.83° Direction: South-West

HR3004 is a variable giant star of spectral class B1 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR3004 visual magnitude is 5.62. Because of its faintness, HR3004 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 HR3004. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3004 during the next 10000 years (-5.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 45m 38s

Declination -24° 44’ 11”

Hour Angle 02h 58m 46s

Sidereal Time 10h 44m 24s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 44m 34s

Declination -24° 40’ 26”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 240.75°

Galactic Latitude -0.26°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.62

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -3.16

Spectral Type B1III

Color Index (B-V) -0.19

Temperature 13348K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3004 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3004. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3004 is distant 1,862.86 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 571.43

Distance (light year) 1,862.86

Radial Speed 15 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.03 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.016"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD62747

SAO Catalogue SAO174433

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP37751

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-24 5885

General Catalogue of Variable Stars Var?

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3004 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 114.7° RISE 13:33

Max altitude: 13.8° TRANSIT 17:11

Azimuth: 245.3° SET 20:48

Set Location

Other stars in Puppis