HR3006

Altitude: -22.1° Azimuth: 166.0° Direction: South-South-East

HR3006 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Carina.

HR3006 visual magnitude is 6.43. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3006 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 HR3006:

Color of HR3006 ⬤

Magnitude of HR3006 6.43

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW

HR3006 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -22.1°
Azimuth: 166.0°
Direction: South-South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3006

HR3006 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR3006 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 07h 42m 10s

Declination J2000 -58° 37’ 50”

Galactic Longitude 270.91°

Galactic Latitude -16.72°

Constellation Carina

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3006 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR3006.

Visibility of HR3006 from your location

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

HR3006 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR3006

The image below is a photograph of HR3006 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 HR3006 is -0.001 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.003 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR3006. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3006 during the next 100000 years (-1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 5.00 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR3006 from the Sun and relative movement

HR3006 is distant 1,068.85 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 327.87 pc

Distance (light year) 1,068.85 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 11 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.001 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.003 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3006

HR3006 belongs to spectral class B2 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude -1.15

Spectral Type B2V

Color Index (B-V) -0.1

Temperature of HR3006 11573K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3006 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3006. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR3006

Henry Draper Catalogue HD62758

SAO Catalogue SAO235430

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP37530

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-58 967

FK5 Catalogue 2600

In Evidence

Other stars in Carina