HR3079

Below the horizon. Rise: 14:27 | Tran: 16:23 | Set: 18:20

Alt: -28.39° Az: 111.22° Direction: East-South-East

HR3079 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class F5 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR3079 visual magnitude is 5.01. Because of its faintness, HR3079 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 HR3079. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3079 during the next 1000 years (-3.23 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.05 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 53m 13s

Declination -34° 46’ 19”

Hour Angle 17h 46m 54s

Sidereal Time 01h 40m 07s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 52m 15s

Declination -34° 42’ 19”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 250.27°

Galactic Latitude -3.88°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR3079.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.01

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 3.73

Spectral Type F5V

Color Index (B-V) 0.44

Temperature 6674K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3079 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3079. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR3079 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR3079 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.01

Secondary star magnitude 8.61

Magnitude difference 3.6

Separation 3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3079 is distant 58.76 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 27 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 18.02

Distance (light year) 58.76

Radial Speed 27 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.194 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.243"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD64379

SAO Catalogue SAO198540

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP38423

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-34 4036

Gliese Catalogue Gl 292 A

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3079 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 124.8° RISE 14:27

Max altitude: 3.7° TRANSIT 16:23

Azimuth: 235.2° SET 18:20

Set Location

Other stars in Puppis