HR3047

Above the horizon. Rise: 9:32 | Tran: 14:43 | Set: 19:54

Alt: 27.75° Az: 197.71° Direction: South-West

HR3047 is a giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Monoceros.

HR3047 visual magnitude is 5.61. Because of its faintness, HR3047 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 HR3047. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3047 during the next 100000 years (-1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 6.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 51m 24s

Declination -09° 14’ 57”

Hour Angle 01h 03m 19s

Sidereal Time 08h 54m 43s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 50m 10s

Declination -09° 10’ 59”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 227.95°

Galactic Latitude 8.62°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.61

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -2.56

Spectral Type K3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.44

Temperature 3886K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3047 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3047. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3047 is distant 1,405.17 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 431.03

Distance (light year) 1,405.17

Radial Speed -7 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.001 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD63752

SAO Catalogue SAO135158

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP38253

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-08 2096

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3047 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 99.2° RISE 9:32

Max altitude: 29.3° TRANSIT 14:43

Azimuth: 260.8° SET 19:54

Set Location

Other stars in Monoceros