HR3080

HR3080 is a bright giant star in the constellation of Puppis.

HR3080 visual magnitude is 3.73. Because of its moderate brightness, HR3080 should be easily visible from locations with dark skyes, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR3080:

Color of HR3080 ⬤

Magnitude of HR3080 3.73

Class Bright giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR3080 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3080

HR3080 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern emisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR3080 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 07h 52m 13s

Declination J2000 -40° 34’ 32”

Galactic Longitude 255.35°

Galactic Latitude -6.86°

Constellation Puppis

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3080 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR3080.

Visibility of HR3080 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR3080 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR3080

The image below is a photograph of HR3080 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR3080 is -0.01 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.003 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR3080. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3080 during the next 10000 years (-1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.50 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR3080 from the Sun and relative movement

HR3080 is distant 344.61 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 105.71 pc

Distance (light year) 344.61 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 24 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.01 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.003 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3080

HR3080 belongs to spectral class K1 and has a luminosity class of II corresponding to a bright giant star.

Absolute magnitude -1.39

Spectral Type K1II

Color Index (B-V) 1.04

Temperature of HR3080 4649K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3080 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3080. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR3080

Henry Draper Catalogue HD64440

SAO Catalogue SAO219082

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP38414

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-40 3579

FK5 Catalogue 301

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