HR3026

Above the horizon. Rise: 12:52 | Tran: 17:26 | Set: 21:59

Alt: 17.20° Az: 211.38° Direction: South-South-West

HR3026 is a variable supergiant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR3026 visual magnitude is 6.34. Because of its faintness, HR3026 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 HR3026. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3026 during the next 100000 years (-6.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 48m 47s

Declination -16° 03’ 18”

Hour Angle 02h 04m 40s

Sidereal Time 09h 53m 28s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 47m 38s

Declination -15° 59’ 26”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 233.59°

Galactic Latitude 4.71°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.34

Class Supergiant

Absolute magnitude -2.88

Spectral Type K1I

Color Index (B-V) 1.78

Temperature 3416K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3026 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3026. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3026 is distant 2,279.72 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 31 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 699.30

Distance (light year) 2,279.72

Radial Speed 31 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.004 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD63302

SAO Catalogue SAO153404

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP38031

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-15 2049

General Catalogue of Variable Stars QY Pup

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3026 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 106.1° RISE 12:52

Max altitude: 22.5° TRANSIT 17:26

Azimuth: 253.9° SET 21:59

Set Location

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