HR3096
HR3096 is a giant star in the constellation of Puppis.
HR3096 visual magnitude is 6.44. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3096 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.
The table below summarizes the key facts about HR3096:
HR3096 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: -45.3°
Azimuth: 275.5°
Direction: West
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3096
HR3096 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR3096 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3096 in the sky:

Visibility of HR3096 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's HR3096 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Digitized Sky Survey image of HR3096
The image below is a photograph of HR3096 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 HR3096 is -0.047 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.043 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of HR3096 from the Sun and relative movement
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.
Spectral properties of HR3096
HR3096 belongs to spectral class K4 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3096 is situated in the HertzsprungāRussell diagram.
