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HR3133

Altitude: -25.7°   Azimuth: 217.9°   Direction: South-West

HR3133 is a variable sub-giant star in the constellation of Carina.

HR3133 visual magnitude is 6.44. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3133 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 HR3133:

6.44
Sub-giant

HR3133 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -25.7°
Azimuth: 217.9°
Direction: South-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3133

HR3133 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR3133 are provided in the following table:

07h 58m 21s
-51° 26’ 54”
265.43°
-11.36°
Carina

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3133 in the sky:

Finder chart HR3133 star
Simplified finder chart for HR3133.

Visibility of HR3133 from your location

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

HR3133 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR3133

The image below is a photograph of HR3133 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 HR3133 is -0.046 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.034 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR3133 star
DSS2 image of HR3133. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3133 during the next 10000 years (-7.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 5.67 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR3133 from the Sun and relative movement

HR3133 is distant 518.28 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

158.98 pc
518.28 ly
10 km/s
-0.046 arcsec/year
0.034 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3133

HR3133 belongs to spectral class A8 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

0.43
A8IV
7795K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3133 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR3133. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR3133

SAO235646
SAO235646