HR3046

Above the horizon. Rise: 9:12 | Tran: 13:43 | Set: 18:14

Alt: 5.38° Az: 215.78° Direction: South-West

HR3046 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR3046 visual magnitude is 4.71. Because of its moderate brightness, HR3046 is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

DSS2 image of HR3046. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3046 during the next 10000 years (-14.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -13.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 49m 06s

Declination -47° 08’ 33”

Hour Angle 03h 55m 23s

Sidereal Time 11h 44m 29s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 48m 20s

Declination -47° 04’ 40”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 260.73°

Galactic Latitude -10.66°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.71

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.50

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.06

Temperature 4603K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3046 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3046. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3046 is distant 227.02 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 69.64

Distance (light year) 227.02

Radial Speed -1 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.088 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.078"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD63744

SAO Catalogue SAO219018

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP38089

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-46 3451

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3046 rise, transit and set times from Neral, India are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Kolkata):

Azimuth: 137.1° RISE 9:12

Max altitude: 23.8° TRANSIT 13:43

Azimuth: 222.9° SET 18:14

Name:	Neral, India
Latitude:	19° 1' 28.9" N
Longitude:	73° 19' 0.8" E
Timezone:	Asia/Kolkata

Set Location

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