HR3041

HR3041 is a variable giant star in the constellation of Puppis.

HR3041 visual magnitude is 6.14. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3041 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 HR3041:

Color of HR3041 ⬤

Magnitude of HR3041 6.14

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR3041 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3041

HR3041 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR3041 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 07h 48m 08s

Declination J2000 -40° 39’ 07”

Galactic Longitude 255.03°

Galactic Latitude -7.57°

Constellation Puppis

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3041 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR3041.

Visibility of HR3041 from your location

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

HR3041 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR3041

The image below is a photograph of HR3041 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 HR3041 is -0.003 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.029 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR3041. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3041 during the next 10000 years (-0.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.83 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR3041 from the Sun and relative movement

HR3041 is distant 600.37 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 23 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 184.16 pc

Distance (light year) 600.37 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 23 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.003 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.029 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3041

HR3041 belongs to spectral class M2 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude -0.19

Spectral Type M2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.58

Temperature of HR3041 3677K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3041 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3041. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR3041

Henry Draper Catalogue HD63640

SAO Catalogue SAO219006

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP38074

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-40 3490

General Catalogue of Variable Stars T Pup

In Evidence

Other stars in Puppis