HR3043

HR3043 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Puppis.

HR3043 visual magnitude is 5.33. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3043 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 HR3043:

Color of HR3043 ⬤

Magnitude of HR3043 5.33

Class Hypergiant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR3043 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 0°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3043

HR3043 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR3043 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 07h 49m 01s

Declination J2000 -24° 54’ 43”

Galactic Longitude 241.47°

Galactic Latitude 0.49°

Constellation Puppis

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3043 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR3043.

Visibility of HR3043 from your location

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

Today's HR3043 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 114.9° RISE 12:49

Max altitude: 13.6° TRANSIT 16:25

Azimuth: 245.1° SET 20:01

RIGHT NOW HR3043 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR3043

The image below is a photograph of HR3043 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 HR3043 is -0.03 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.019 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR3043. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3043 during the next 10000 years (-5.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.17 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR3043 from the Sun and relative movement

HR3043 is distant 320.87 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 98.43 pc

Distance (light year) 320.87 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 2 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.03 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.019 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3043

HR3043 belongs to spectral class G0 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a hypergiant star.

Absolute magnitude 0.36

Spectral Type G0III

Color Index (B-V) 0.76

Temperature of HR3043 5404K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3043 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3043. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR3043

Henry Draper Catalogue HD63660

SAO Catalogue SAO174592

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP38146

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-24 6022

In Evidence

Other stars in Puppis