HR3101

Altitude: -66.0° Azimuth: 275.0° Direction: West

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

HR3101 visual magnitude is 6.02. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3101 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 HR3101:

Color of HR3101 ⬤

Magnitude of HR3101 6.02

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW

HR3101 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -66.0°
Azimuth: 275.0°
Direction: West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3101

HR3101 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 HR3101 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 07h 55m 46s

Declination J2000 -43° 50’ 41”

Galactic Longitude 258.53°

Galactic Latitude -7.93°

Constellation Puppis

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3101 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR3101.

Visibility of HR3101 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR3101 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR3101

The image below is a photograph of HR3101 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 HR3101 is -0.012 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.002 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of HR3101 from the Sun and relative movement

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 pc

Distance (light year) 855.64 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 14 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.012 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.002 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3101

HR3101 belongs to spectral class B6 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude -1.08

Spectral Type B6V

Color Index (B-V) -0.11

Temperature of HR3101 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

HR3101 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

Alternative designations of HR3101

Henry Draper Catalogue HD65211

SAO Catalogue SAO219157

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP38732

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-43 3737

In Evidence

Other stars in Puppis