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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
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HR3014

Altitude: -43.4°   Azimuth: 21.7°   Direction: North-North-East

HR3014 is a giant star in the constellation of Monoceros.

HR3014 visual magnitude is 5.49. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3014 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR3014 is 0.056 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.094 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR3014 star
DSS2 image of HR3014. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3014 during the next 1000 years (0.93 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.57 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR3014

5.49
Giant

HR3014 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -43.4°
Azimuth: 21.7°
Direction: North-North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3014

HR3014 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR3014 are provided in the following table:

07h 46m 02s
-06° 46’ 20”
225.31°
8.9°
Monoceros

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3014 in the sky:

Finder chart HR3014 star
Simplified finder chart for HR3014.

Visibility of HR3014 from your location

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

Today's HR3014 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 96.8°
Max altitude: 31.7°
Azimuth: 263.2°

Distance of HR3014 from the Sun and relative movement

HR3014 is distant 238.30 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 33 kilometers per second.

73.10 pc
238.30 ly
-33 km/s
0.056 arcsec/year
-0.094 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3014

HR3014 belongs to spectral class K5 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

1.17
K5III
3983K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3014 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR3014. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR3014

SAO135079
SAO135079