HR3071

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -79.77° Az: 268.70° Direction: West

HR3071 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR3071 visual magnitude is 5.91. Because of its faintness, HR3071 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 HR3071. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3071 during the next 10000 years (-10.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 51m 05s

Declination -50° 34’ 31”

Hour Angle 10h 55m 03s

Sidereal Time 18h 46m 08s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 50m 23s

Declination -50° 30’ 34”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 263.97°

Galactic Latitude -12°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.91

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.41

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.09

Temperature 4537K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3071 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3071. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3071 is distant 258.94 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 23 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 79.43

Distance (light year) 258.94

Radial Speed -23 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.06 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.049"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD64225

SAO Catalogue SAO235552

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP38267

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-50 3004

Visibility from Your Location

HR3071 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

In Evidence

Other stars in Puppis

HR3071

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Other stars in Puppis

HR3071

Celestial Coordinates

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