HR3027

Above the horizon. Rise: 11:45 | Tran: 16:19 | Set: 20:52

Alt: 20.20° Az: 159.40° Direction: South-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.

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

Right Ascension 07h 48m 54s

Declination -16° 04’ 43”

Hour Angle 22h 39m 36s

Sidereal Time 06h 28m 30s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 47m 45s

Declination -16° 00’ 51”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 233.62°

Galactic Latitude 4.72°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR3027.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.43

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -2.90

Spectral Type M2II

Color Index (B-V) 1.7

Temperature 3516K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3027 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell 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:

Main star magnitude 6.43

Secondary star magnitude 6.53

Magnitude difference 0.1

Separation 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.

Distance (parsec) 735.29

Distance (light year) 2,397.06

Radial Speed 14 km/s

Proper Motion Dec -0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD63323

SAO Catalogue SAO153409

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP38037

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-15 2052

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 3741

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° RISE 11:45

Max altitude: 22.4° TRANSIT 16:19

Azimuth: 253.9° SET 20:52

Set Location

Other stars in Puppis