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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:22 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:28
wb_twilight   (Nautical Twilight)   What's Visible Now?

HR3111

Altitude: -13.3°   Azimuth: 215.4°   Direction: South-West

HR3111 is a giant star in the constellation of Puppis.

HR3111 visual magnitude is 6.09. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3111 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR3111 is 0.029 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.023 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR3111 star
DSS2 image of HR3111. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3111 during the next 10000 years (4.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.83 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR3111

6.09
Giant

HR3111 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -13.3°
Azimuth: 215.4°
Direction: South-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3111

HR3111 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 HR3111 are provided in the following table:

07h 56m 57s
-42° 24’ 21”
257.39°
-7.02°
Puppis

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3111 in the sky:

Finder chart HR3111 star
Simplified finder chart for HR3111.

Visibility of HR3111 from your location

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

HR3111 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Distance of HR3111 from the Sun and relative movement

HR3111 is distant 702.59 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 58 kilometers per second.

215.52 pc
702.59 ly
58 km/s
0.029 arcsec/year
0.023 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3111

HR3111 belongs to spectral class K3 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

-0.58
K3III
4017K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3111 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR3111. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR3111

SAO219186
SAO219186