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HR3039

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 54.54°   Az: 300.49°   Direction: South

HR3039 is a hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Lynx.

HR3039 visual magnitude is 6.38. Because of its faintness, HR3039 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 HR3039 star
DSS2 image of HR3039. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3039 during the next 10000 years (-0.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

07h 54m 37s
+55° 08’ 31”
04h 04m 04s
11h 58m 41s

J2000

07h 52m 36s
+55° 12’ 33”

Galactic Coordinates

162.66°
30.56°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR3039.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.38
Hypergiant

0.73
A0V
10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3039 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR3039. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3039 is distant 439.95 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

134.95
439.95
8 km/s
-0.004 arcsec/y
-0.039"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO26543
SAO26543

Visibility from Your Location

HR3039 is circumpolar and transits at 13:50 UTC (altitude: 86.3°)