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HR3027

Above the horizon.  Rise: 17:54 | Tran: 22:27 | Set: 3:05
Alt: 9.49°   Az: 131.36°   Direction: South-East

HR3027 is a variable and multiple bright giant star of spectral class M2 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR3027 visual magnitude is 6.43. Because of its faintness, HR3027 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.

Image of HR3027 star
DSS2 image of HR3027. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3027 during the next 100000 years (0.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

07h 48m 53s
-16° 04’ 41”
20h 38m 25s
04h 27m 19s

J2000

07h 47m 45s
-16° 00’ 51”

Galactic Coordinates

233.62°
4.72°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR3027.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.43
Bright giant

-2.90
M2II
3516K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3027 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR3027. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR3027 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR3027 double sysyem:

6.43
6.53
0.1
130.5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3027 is distant 2,397.06 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

735.29
2,397.06
14 km/s
-0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO153409
SAO153409

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3027 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 106.1°
Max altitude: 22.4°
Azimuth: 253.9°