HR3112

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 57.83° Az: 46.35° Direction: North-East

HR3112 is a double giant star of spectral class G1 in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

HR3112 visual magnitude is 6.4. Because of its faintness, HR3112 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 HR3112. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3112 during the next 10000 years (-2.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 04m 42s

Declination +63° 01’ 10”

Hour Angle 20h 07m 31s

Sideral Time 04h 12m 13s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 02m 30s

Declination +63° 05’ 25”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 153.47°

Galactic Latitude 31.97°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR3112.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.4

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.38

Spectral Type G1III

Color Index (B-V) 0.59

Temperature 6007K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3112 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3112. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR3112 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR3112 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.4

Secondary star magnitude 8.8

Magnitude difference 2.4

Separation 48.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3112 is distant 522.44 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 160.26

Distance (light year) 522.44

Radial Speed 20 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.012 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.017"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD65448

SAO Catalogue SAO14407

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP39340

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+63 749

FK5 Catalogue 2619

Visibility from Your Location

HR3112 is circumpolar and transits at 07:10 UTC (altitude: 78.5°)

Set Location

Other stars in Camelopardalis