HR3084

HR3084 is a variable main-sequence star in the constellation of Puppis.

HR3084 visual magnitude is 4.49. Because of its moderate brightness, HR3084 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 HR3084:

Color of HR3084 ⬤

Magnitude of HR3084 4.49

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR3084 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3084

HR3084 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 HR3084 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 07h 52m 38s

Declination J2000 -38° 51’ 47”

Galactic Longitude 253.9°

Galactic Latitude -5.93°

Constellation Puppis

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3084 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR3084.

Visibility of HR3084 from your location

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

HR3084 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR3084

The image below is a photograph of HR3084 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 HR3084 is -0.002 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.006 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR3084. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3084 during the next 100000 years (-3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -10.00 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR3084 from the Sun and relative movement

HR3084 is distant 640.47 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 31 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 196.46 pc

Distance (light year) 640.47 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -31 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.002 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.006 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3084

HR3084 belongs to spectral class B2 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude -1.98

Spectral Type B2V

Color Index (B-V) -0.19

Temperature of HR3084 13348K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3084 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3084. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR3084

Henry Draper Catalogue HD64503

SAO Catalogue SAO198545

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP38455

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-38 3769

General Catalogue of Variable Stars QZ Pup

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