HR3087

Below the horizon. Rise: 9:32 | Tran: 16:15 | Set: 22:58

Alt: -29.61° Az: 355.02° Direction: North

HR3087 is a sub-giant star of spectral class F2 in the constellation of Canis Minor.

HR3087 visual magnitude is 5.86. Because of its faintness, HR3087 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 HR3087. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3087 during the next 10000 years (-2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -14.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 56m 54s

Declination +08° 47’ 38”

Hour Angle 11h 42m 28s

Sidereal Time 19h 39m 22s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 55m 31s

Declination +08° 51’ 46”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 212.16°

Galactic Latitude 18.24°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR3087.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.86

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 2.95

Spectral Type F2IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.35

Temperature 7158K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3087 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3087. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3087 is distant 124.38 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 22 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 38.15

Distance (light year) 124.38

Radial Speed 22 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.013 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.087"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD64685

SAO Catalogue SAO116120

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP38712

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+09 1815

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3087 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 81.2° RISE 9:32

Max altitude: 47.3° TRANSIT 16:15

Azimuth: 278.8° SET 22:58

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Minor