HR3039

HR3039 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Lynx.

HR3039 visual magnitude is 6.38. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3039 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR3039:

Color of HR3039 ⬤

Magnitude of HR3039 6.38

Class Hypergiant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR3039 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 19°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3039

HR3039 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR3039 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 07h 52m 36s

Declination J2000 +55° 12’ 33”

Galactic Longitude 162.66°

Galactic Latitude 30.56°

Constellation Lynx

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3039 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR3039.

Visibility of HR3039 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR3039 is circumpolar and transits at 15:05 UTC (altitude: 86.3°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR3039

The image below is a photograph of HR3039 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR3039 is -0.004 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.039 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of HR3039 from the Sun and relative movement

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.

Distance (parsec) 134.95 pc

Distance (light year) 439.95 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 8 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.004 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.039 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3039

HR3039 belongs to spectral class A0 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a hypergiant star.

Absolute magnitude 0.73

Spectral Type A0V

Color Index (B-V)

Temperature of HR3039 10125K

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

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

Alternative designations of HR3039

Henry Draper Catalogue HD63586

SAO Catalogue SAO26543

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP38449

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+55 1228

In Evidence

Other stars in Lynx