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HR3113

HR3113 is a variable main-sequence star in the constellation of Puppis.

HR3113 visual magnitude is 4.79. Because of its moderate brightness, HR3113 should be easily visible from locations with dark skyes, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR3113:

4.79
Main-sequence
HR3113 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3113

HR3113 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 HR3113 are provided in the following table:

07h 57m 40s
-30° 20’ 04”
247.1°
-0.65°
Puppis

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3113 in the sky:

Finder chart HR3113 star
Simplified finder chart for HR3113.

Visibility of HR3113 from your location

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

Today's HR3113 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 120.3°
Max altitude: 8.2°
Azimuth: 239.7°
HR3113 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR3113

The image below is a photograph of HR3113 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 HR3113 is -0.006 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.007 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR3113 star
DSS2 image of HR3113. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3113 during the next 100000 years (-10.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 11.67 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR3113 from the Sun and relative movement

HR3113 is distant 1,442.48 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 28 kilometers per second.

442.48 pc
1,442.48 ly
28 km/s
-0.006 arcsec/year
0.007 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3113

HR3113 belongs to spectral class A2 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

-3.44
A2V
8571K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3113 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR3113. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR3113

SAO198636
SAO198636