HR3101

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -8.45° Az: 159.93° Direction: South-South-East

HR3101 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class B6 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR3101 visual magnitude is 6.02. Because of its faintness, HR3101 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 HR3101. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3101 during the next 10000 years (-2.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 56m 36s

Declination -43° 54’ 49”

Hour Angle 22h 07m 31s

Sidereal Time 06h 04m 07s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 55m 46s

Declination -43° 50’ 41”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 258.53°

Galactic Latitude -7.93°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR3101.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.02

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -1.08

Spectral Type B6V

Color Index (B-V) -0.11

Temperature 11744K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3101 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3101. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR3101 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR3101 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.02

Secondary star magnitude 6.22

Magnitude difference 0.2

Separation 0.7 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3101 is distant 855.64 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 262.47

Distance (light year) 855.64

Radial Speed 14 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.012 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD65211

SAO Catalogue SAO219157

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP38732

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-43 3737

Visibility from Your Location

HR3101 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Puppis