HR3096

Below the horizon. Rise: 4:59 | Tran: 7:42 | Set: 10:25

Alt: -69.50° Az: 359.33° Direction: North

HR3096 is a giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR3096 visual magnitude is 6.44. Because of its faintness, HR3096 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 HR3096. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3096 during the next 10000 years (-7.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 7.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 56m 12s

Declination -30° 59’ 03”

Hour Angle 11h 58m 54s

Sideral Time 19h 55m 07s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 55m 13s

Declination -30° 55’ 03”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 247.33°

Galactic Latitude -1.4°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR3096.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.44

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.55

Spectral Type K4III

Color Index (B-V)

Temperature 10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3096 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3096. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3096 is distant 1,293.65 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 54 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 396.83

Distance (light year) 1,293.65

Radial Speed 54 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.047 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.043"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD64974

SAO Catalogue SAO198591

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP38686

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-30 5275

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3096 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 121.0° RISE 4:59

Max altitude: 7.5° TRANSIT 7:42

Azimuth: 239.0° SET 10:25

Set Location

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