HR3023

Above the horizon. Rise: 3:30 | Tran: 7:22 | Set: 11:15

Alt: 8.85° Az: 145.05° Direction: South-East

HR3023 is a variable sub-giant star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR3023 visual magnitude is 5.9. Because of its faintness, HR3023 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 HR3023. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3023 during the next 10000 years (-2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 48m 16s

Declination -22° 34’ 55”

Hour Angle 21h 28m 45s

Sideral Time 05h 17m 01s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 47m 12s

Declination -22° 31’ 10”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 239.19°

Galactic Latitude 1.34°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR3023.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.9

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude -1.51

Spectral Type B2IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.19

Temperature 13348K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3023 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3023. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3023 is distant 987.88 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 303.03

Distance (light year) 987.88

Radial Speed 7 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.013 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.007"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD63271

SAO Catalogue SAO174533

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP37995

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-22 2027

General Catalogue of Variable Stars Var?

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3023 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 112.6° RISE 3:30

Max altitude: 15.9° TRANSIT 7:22

Azimuth: 247.4° SET 11:15

Set Location

Other stars in Puppis