HR3060

HR3060 is a double hypergiant star in the constellation of Puppis.

HR3060 visual magnitude is 6.45. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3060 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 HR3060:

Color of HR3060 ⬤

Magnitude of HR3060 6.45

Class Hypergiant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR3060 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3060

HR3060 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR3060 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 07h 50m 59s

Declination J2000 -24° 31’ 41”

Galactic Longitude 241.37°

Galactic Latitude 1.08°

Constellation Puppis

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3060 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR3060.

Visibility of HR3060 from your location

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

Today's HR3060 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 114.5° RISE 12:48

Max altitude: 14.0° TRANSIT 16:27

Azimuth: 245.5° SET 20:06

RIGHT NOW HR3060 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR3060

The image below is a photograph of HR3060 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 HR3060 is -0.012 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.023 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR3060. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3060 during the next 10000 years (-2.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.83 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR3060 from the Sun and relative movement

HR3060 is distant 504.64 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 154.80 pc

Distance (light year) 504.64 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -7 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.012 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.023 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3060

HR3060 belongs to spectral class A0

Absolute magnitude 0.50

Spectral Type A0

Color Index (B-V) -0.01

Temperature of HR3060 10252K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3060 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3060. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR3060 star system properties

HR3060 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR3060 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.45

Secondary star magnitude 9.95

Magnitude difference 3.5

Separation 0.9 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR3060

Henry Draper Catalogue HD64042

SAO Catalogue SAO174658

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP38316

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-24 6060

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS6414

In Evidence

Other stars in Puppis