HR3058

HR3058 is a variable sub-giant star in the constellation of Puppis.

HR3058 visual magnitude is 5.84. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3058 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 HR3058:

Color of HR3058 ⬤

Magnitude of HR3058 5.84

Class Sub-giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR3058 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3058

HR3058 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR3058 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 07h 49m 12s

Declination J2000 -46° 51’ 28”

Galactic Longitude 260.61°

Galactic Latitude -10.42°

Constellation Puppis

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3058 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR3058.

Visibility of HR3058 from your location

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

HR3058 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR3058

The image below is a photograph of HR3058 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 HR3058 is 0 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.011 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR3058. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3058 during the next 10000 years (0.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.83 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR3058 from the Sun and relative movement

HR3058 is distant 1,917.65 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 25 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 588.24 pc

Distance (light year) 1,917.65 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 25 km/s

Proper Motion Dec 0.011 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3058

HR3058 belongs to spectral class B1 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

Absolute magnitude -3.01

Spectral Type B1IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.14

Temperature of HR3058 12293K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3058 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3058. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR3058

Henry Draper Catalogue HD63949

SAO Catalogue SAO219034

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP38159

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-46 3460

General Catalogue of Variable Stars QS Pup

In Evidence

Other stars in Puppis