HR3119

HR3119 is a variable main-sequence star in the constellation of Lynx.

HR3119 visual magnitude is 6.49. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3119 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR3119:

Color of HR3119 ⬤

Magnitude of HR3119 6.49

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR3119 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 34°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3119

HR3119 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR3119 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 08h 02m 35s

Declination J2000 +57° 16’ 24”

Galactic Longitude 160.33°

Galactic Latitude 32.05°

Constellation Lynx

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3119 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR3119.

Visibility of HR3119 from your location

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

HR3119 is circumpolar and transits at 15:27 UTC (altitude: 84.2°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR3119

The image below is a photograph of HR3119 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 HR3119 is -0.027 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.063 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR3119. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3119 during the next 10000 years (-4.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -10.50 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR3119 from the Sun and relative movement

HR3119 is distant 331.30 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 26 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 101.63 pc

Distance (light year) 331.30 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 26 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.027 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.063 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3119

HR3119 belongs to spectral class F8 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 1.45

Spectral Type F8V

Color Index (B-V) 0.62

Temperature of HR3119 5890K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3119 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3119. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR3119

Henry Draper Catalogue HD65626

SAO Catalogue SAO26634

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP39348

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+57 1118

General Catalogue of Variable Stars AE Lyn

In Evidence

Other stars in Lynx