HR3098

Below the horizon. Rise: 8:55 | Tran: 14:58 | Set: 21:01

Alt: -19.70° Az: 61.22° Direction: East-North-East

HR3098 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class F7 in the constellation of Canis Minor.

HR3098 visual magnitude is 6.35. Because of its faintness, HR3098 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 HR3098. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3098 during the next 1000 years (-2.87 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.03 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 58m 35s

Declination +01° 03’ 25”

Hour Angle 15h 42m 29s

Sidereal Time 23h 41m 04s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 57m 16s

Declination +01° 07’ 36”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 219.58°

Galactic Latitude 15.14°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR3098.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.35

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 2.51

Spectral Type F7V

Color Index (B-V) 0.5

Temperature 6389K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3098 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3098. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR3098 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR3098 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.35

Secondary star magnitude 6.55

Magnitude difference 0.2

Separation 0.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3098 is distant 190.75 light years from the Sun

Distance (parsec) 58.51

Distance (light year) 190.75

Proper Motion RA -0.172 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD65123

SAO Catalogue SAO116165

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP38870

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+01 1959

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS6483

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3098 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 88.9° RISE 8:55

Max altitude: 39.6° TRANSIT 14:58

Azimuth: 271.1° SET 21:01

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Minor