HR3048

Above the horizon. Rise: 3:13 | Tran: 7:21 | Set: 11:29

Alt: 0.86° Az: 125.12° Direction: South-East

HR3048 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class G3 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR3048 visual magnitude is 6.56. Because of its faintness, HR3048 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR3048. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3048 during the next 1000 years (-0.88 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.77 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 50m 50s

Declination -20° 16’ 14”

Hour Angle 19h 57m 18s

Sidereal Time 03h 48m 09s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 49m 45s

Declination -20° 12’ 24”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 237.49°

Galactic Latitude 3.02°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR3048.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.56

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 2.99

Spectral Type G3V

Color Index (B-V) 0.58

Temperature 6047K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3048 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3048. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR3048 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR3048 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.56

Secondary star magnitude 13.56

Magnitude difference 7

Separation 6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3048 is distant 168.39 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 45 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 51.65

Distance (light year) 168.39

Radial Speed 45 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.053 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.106"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD63754

SAO Catalogue SAO174617

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP38216

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-19 2085

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS6398

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3048 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 110.3° RISE 3:13

Max altitude: 18.2° TRANSIT 7:21

Azimuth: 249.7° SET 11:29

Set Location

Other stars in Puppis