HR3062

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -74.67° Az: 241.29° Direction: West-South-West

HR3062 is a double bright giant star of spectral class G5 in the constellation of Carina.

HR3062 visual magnitude is 5.59. Because of its faintness, HR3062 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 HR3062. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3062 during the next 100000 years (-5.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 11.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 49m 39s

Declination -56° 28’ 31”

Hour Angle 10h 20m 41s

Sidereal Time 18h 10m 20s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 49m 06s

Declination -56° 24’ 38”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 269.26°

Galactic Latitude -14.91°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR3062.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.59

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -1.70

Spectral Type G5II

Color Index (B-V) 1.13

Temperature 4451K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3062 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3062. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR3062 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 HR3062 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.59

Secondary star magnitude 13.59

Magnitude difference 8

Separation 6.9 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3062 is distant 934.10 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 22 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 286.53

Distance (light year) 934.10

Radial Speed 22 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.003 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.007"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD64067

SAO Catalogue SAO235539

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP38152

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-56 1442

Visibility from Your Location

HR3062 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Carina