HR3078

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -8.05° Az: 201.97° Direction: South-South-West

HR3078 is a variable sub-giant star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR3078 visual magnitude is 6.04. Because of its faintness, HR3078 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 HR3078. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3078 during the next 10000 years (-2.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 52m 30s

Declination -42° 57’ 16”

Hour Angle 02h 01m 37s

Sidereal Time 09h 54m 07s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 51m 40s

Declination -42° 53’ 17”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 257.32°

Galactic Latitude -8.1°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.04

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude -2.62

Spectral Type B2IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.18

Temperature 13121K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3078 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3078. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3078 is distant 1,762.16 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 32 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 540.54

Distance (light year) 1,762.16

Radial Speed 32 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.016 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD64365

SAO Catalogue SAO219076

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP38370

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-42 3610

General Catalogue of Variable Stars QU Pup

Visibility from Your Location

HR3078 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

In Evidence

Other stars in Puppis

HR3078

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Other stars in Puppis

HR3078

Celestial Coordinates

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J2000

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