HR3042

Below the horizon. Rise: 2:44 | Tran: 7:33 | Set: 12:21

Alt: -3.88° Az: 253.25° Direction: West-South-West

HR3042 is a giant star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR3042 visual magnitude is 6.23. Because of its faintness, HR3042 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 HR3042. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3042 during the next 10000 years (-5.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 50m 37s

Declination -13° 25’ 01”

Hour Angle 05h 16m 41s

Sideral Time 13h 07m 19s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 49m 28s

Declination -13° 21’ 11”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 231.52°

Galactic Latitude 6.41°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR3042.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.23

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -2.57

Spectral Type B8III

Color Index (B-V) -0.09

Temperature 11407K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3042 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3042. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3042 is distant 1,873.56 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 574.71

Distance (light year) 1,873.56

Radial Speed -7 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.035 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.018"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD63655

SAO Catalogue SAO153449

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP38184

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-12 2164

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3042 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 103.4° RISE 2:44

Max altitude: 25.1° TRANSIT 7:33

Azimuth: 256.6° SET 12:21

Set Location

Other stars in Puppis