HR3053

Above the horizon. Rise: 1:28 | Tran: 9:10 | Set: 16:51

Alt: 56.00° Az: 156.27° Direction: South-South-East

HR3053 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Gemini.

HR3053 visual magnitude is 5.99. Because of its faintness, HR3053 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 HR3053. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3053 during the next 10000 years (-9.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 53m 22s

Declination +19° 15’ 37”

Hour Angle 23h 04m 50s

Sideral Time 06h 58m 12s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 51m 56s

Declination +19° 19’ 31”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 201.62°

Galactic Latitude 21.72°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR3053.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.99

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.46

Spectral Type K1

Color Index (B-V) 1.13

Temperature 4451K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3053 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3053. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3053 is distant 415.29 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 39 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 127.39

Distance (light year) 415.29

Radial Speed 39 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.055 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.032"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD63889

SAO Catalogue SAO97318

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP38394

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+19 1854

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3053 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 70.7° RISE 1:28

Max altitude: 57.8° TRANSIT 9:10

Azimuth: 289.3° SET 16:51

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Gemini