HR3130

Below the horizon. Rise: 6:48 | Tran: 16:57 | Set: 3:10

Alt: -0.19° Az: 21.10° Direction: North-North-East

HR3130 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Lynx.

HR3130 visual magnitude is 6.34. Because of its faintness, HR3130 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 HR3130. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3130 during the next 10000 years (-7.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 03m 33s

Declination +35° 20’ 27”

Hour Angle 13h 44m 45s

Sidereal Time 21h 48m 19s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 01m 55s

Declination +35° 24’ 47”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 185.5°

Galactic Latitude 28.93°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.34

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -0.18

Spectral Type K0

Color Index (B-V) 1.56

Temperature 3705K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3130 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3130. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3130 is distant 657.26 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 201.61

Distance (light year) 657.26

Radial Speed -16 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.043 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.007"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD65801

SAO Catalogue SAO60523

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP39279

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+35 1731

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3130 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 54.7° RISE 6:48

Max altitude: 73.9° TRANSIT 16:57

Azimuth: 305.3° SET 3:10

Set Location

Other stars in Lynx