HR3118

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -46.91° Az: 246.26° Direction: West-South-West

HR3118 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class B5 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR3118 visual magnitude is 6.22. Because of its faintness, HR3118 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 HR3118. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3118 during the next 10000 years (-3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 58m 04s

Declination -47° 57’ 30”

Hour Angle 07h 23m 50s

Sidereal Time 15h 21m 54s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 57m 20s

Declination -47° 53’ 25”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 262.21°

Galactic Latitude -9.73°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR3118.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.22

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -1.23

Spectral Type B5V

Color Index (B-V) -0.1

Temperature 11573K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3118 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3118. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR3118 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 HR3118 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.22

Secondary star magnitude 6.82

Magnitude difference 0.6

Separation 0.5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3118 is distant 1,009.29 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 309.60

Distance (light year) 1,009.29

Radial Speed 12 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.02 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.014"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD65598

SAO Catalogue SAO219200

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP38879

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-47 3457

Visibility from Your Location

HR3118 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Puppis