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HR3116

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -22.98°   Az: 133.05°   Direction: South-East

HR3116 is a variable and multiple sub-giant star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR3116 visual magnitude is 5.09. Because of its faintness, HR3116 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.

Image of HR3116 star
DSS2 image of HR3116. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3116 during the next 100000 years (-13.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 15.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

07h 58m 06s
-44° 10’ 38”
19h 21m 05s
03h 19m 11s

J2000

07h 57m 18s
-44° 06’ 34”

Galactic Coordinates

258.9°
-7.83°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR3116 star
Simplified finder chart for HR3116.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.09
Sub-giant

-2.89
B2IV
12902K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3116 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR3116. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR3116 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR3116 double sysyem:

5.09
13.99
8.9
10 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3116 is distant 1,283.46 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

393.70
1,283.46
16 km/s
-0.008 arcsec/y
0.009"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO219197
SAO219197

Visibility from Your Location

HR3116 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK