HR3126

Below the horizon. Rise: 10:05 | Tran: 14:15 | Set: 18:25

Alt: -36.95° Az: 204.59° Direction: South-West

HR3126 is a variable hypergiant star of spectral class M0 in the constellation of Carina.

HR3126 visual magnitude is 6.25. Because of its faintness, HR3126 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 HR3126. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3126 during the next 10000 years (-4.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 57m 19s

Declination -59° 11’ 44”

Hour Angle 09h 17m 59s

Sidereal Time 17h 15m 18s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 56m 50s

Declination -59° 07’ 35”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 272.25°

Galactic Latitude -15.24°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.25

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -1.11

Spectral Type M0III

Color Index (B-V) 2.08

Temperature 3089K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3126 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3126. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3126 is distant 967.36 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 296.74

Distance (light year) 967.36

Radial Speed 24 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.024 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.019"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD65750

SAO Catalogue SAO235638

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP38834

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-58 1028

General Catalogue of Variable Stars V341 Car

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3126 rise, transit and set times from Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Pacific/Saipan):

Azimuth: 149.2° RISE 10:05

Max altitude: 15.6° TRANSIT 14:15

Azimuth: 210.8° SET 18:25

Name:	Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
Latitude:	15° 12' 44.3" N
Longitude:	145° 45' 18.0" E
Timezone:	Pacific/Saipan

Set Location

Other stars in Carina