HR3121

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -40.98° Az: 115.43° Direction: East-South-East

HR3121 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR3121 visual magnitude is 5.17. Because of its faintness, HR3121 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 HR3121. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3121 during the next 10000 years (-1.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 58m 39s

Declination -45° 38’ 48”

Hour Angle 17h 08m 49s

Sidereal Time 01h 07m 28s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 57m 51s

Declination -45° 34’ 40”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 260.23°

Galactic Latitude -8.49°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR3121.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.17

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.35

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.27

Temperature 4176K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3121 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3121. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3121 is distant 299.91 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 51 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 92.00

Distance (light year) 299.91

Radial Speed 51 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.006 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.02"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD65685

SAO Catalogue SAO219218

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP38917

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-45 3611

Visibility from Your Location

HR3121 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Puppis