HR3127

Above the horizon. Rise: 23:07 | Tran: 7:21 | Set: 15:31

Alt: 23.56° Az: 81.32° Direction: East

HR3127 is a double giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Cancer.

HR3127 visual magnitude is 6.34. Because of its faintness, HR3127 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 HR3127. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3127 during the next 10000 years (-4.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 02m 29s

Declination +23° 30’ 47”

Hour Angle 18h 35m 18s

Sidereal Time 02h 37m 47s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 01m 00s

Declination +23° 34’ 59”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 198.13°

Galactic Latitude 25.23°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR3127.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.34

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.70

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V)

Temperature 10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3127 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3127. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR3127 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of medium or large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR3127 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.34

Secondary star magnitude 10.84

Magnitude difference 4.5

Separation 2.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3127 is distant 275.57 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 25 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 84.53

Distance (light year) 275.57

Radial Speed 25 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.026 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.024"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD65757

SAO Catalogue SAO79864

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP39194

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+23 1866

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS6513

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3127 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 66.5° RISE 23:07

Max altitude: 62.0° TRANSIT 7:21

Azimuth: 293.5° SET 15:31

Set Location

Other stars in Cancer