HR3061

Above the horizon. Rise: 11:00 | Tran: 17:14 | Set: 23:29

Alt: 24.09° Az: 242.41° Direction: West-South-West

HR3061 is a variable giant star of spectral class M4 in the constellation of Canis Minor.

HR3061 visual magnitude is 6.31. Because of its faintness, HR3061 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 HR3061. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3061 during the next 10000 years (7.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -14.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 53m 26s

Declination +03° 12’ 37”

Hour Angle 03h 36m 32s

Sidereal Time 11h 29m 59s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 52m 07s

Declination +03° 16’ 37”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 216.98°

Galactic Latitude 14.99°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.31

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.76

Spectral Type M4III

Color Index (B-V) 1.59

Temperature 3663K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3061 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3061. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3061 is distant 419.56 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 62 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 128.70

Distance (light year) 419.56

Radial Speed -62 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.047 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.084"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD64052

SAO Catalogue SAO116054

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP38406

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+03 1824

General Catalogue of Variable Stars BC CMi

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3061 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 86.8° RISE 11:00

Max altitude: 41.7° TRANSIT 17:14

Azimuth: 273.2° SET 23:29

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Minor