HR3093

Below the horizon. Rise: 1:35 | Tran: 7:55 | Set: 14:16

Alt: -1.99° Az: 80.36° Direction: East

HR3093 is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Canis Minor.

HR3093 visual magnitude is 6.17. Because of its faintness, HR3093 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 HR3093. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3093 during the next 100000 years (-8.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 57m 42s

Declination +04° 25’ 06”

Hour Angle 17h 24m 46s

Sideral Time 01h 22m 29s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 56m 23s

Declination +04° 29’ 08”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 216.37°

Galactic Latitude 16.49°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR3093.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.17

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.90

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.98

Temperature 4791K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3093 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3093. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3093 is distant 844.56 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 259.07

Distance (light year) 844.56

Radial Speed 17 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.005 arcsec/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD64938

SAO Catalogue SAO116145

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP38794

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+04 1860

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3093 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 85.6° RISE 1:35

Max altitude: 42.9° TRANSIT 7:55

Azimuth: 274.4° SET 14:16

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Minor