HR3136

HR3136 is a double main-sequence star in the constellation of Canis Minor.

HR3136 visual magnitude is 5.65. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3136 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 HR3136:

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3136

HR3136 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR3136 are provided in the following table:

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3136 in the sky:

Visibility of HR3136 from your location

Today's HR3136 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR3136

The image below is a photograph of HR3136 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 HR3136 is -0.038 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.009 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of HR3136 from the Sun and relative movement

HR3136 is distant 346.07 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 46 kilometers per second.

Spectral properties of HR3136

HR3136 belongs to spectral class A1 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3136 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR3136 star system properties

HR3136 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR3136 double sysyem:

Alternative designations of HR3136