HR3018

Below the horizon. Rise: 15:07 | Tran: 17:11 | Set: 19:16

Alt: -5.38° Az: 217.91° Direction: South-West

HR3018 is a hypergiant star of spectral class G0 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR3018 visual magnitude is 5.37. Because of its faintness, HR3018 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 HR3018. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3018 during the next 100 years (-0.47 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.78 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 46m 32s

Declination -34° 14’ 09”

Hour Angle 03h 10m 53s

Sidereal Time 10h 57m 26s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 45m 34s

Declination -34° 10’ 23”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 249.13°

Galactic Latitude -4.81°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.37

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 4.46

Spectral Type G0V

Color Index (B-V) 0.6

Temperature 5968K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3018 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3018. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3018 is distant 49.55 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 103 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 15.20

Distance (light year) 49.55

Radial Speed 103 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.279 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 1.665"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD63077

SAO Catalogue SAO198404

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP37853

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-33 4113

Gliese Catalogue Gl 288 A

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3018 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 124.2° RISE 15:07

Max altitude: 4.3° TRANSIT 17:11

Azimuth: 235.8° SET 19:16

Set Location

Other stars in Puppis