HR3038

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -39.77° Az: 203.65° Direction: South-West

HR3038 is a hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Volans.

HR3038 visual magnitude is 6.18. Because of its faintness, HR3038 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 HR3038. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3038 during the next 10000 years (-8.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 44m 07s

Declination -69° 53’ 01”

Hour Angle 04h 14m 48s

Sidereal Time 11h 58m 56s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 44m 12s

Declination -69° 49’ 17”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 281.85°

Galactic Latitude -20.97°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR3038.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.18

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.72

Spectral Type A0IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.06

Temperature 10941K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3038 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3038. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3038 is distant 402.97 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 123.61

Distance (light year) 402.97

Radial Speed 10 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.05 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.011"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD63584

SAO Catalogue SAO249943

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP37720

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-69 770

Visibility from Your Location

HR3038 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Volans