HR3144

Below the horizon. Rise: 10:41 | Tran: 17:24 | Set: 0:07

Alt: -10.02° Az: 61.79° Direction: East-North-East

HR3144 is a variable hypergiant star of spectral class G0 in the constellation of Canis Minor.

HR3144 visual magnitude is 6.22. Because of its faintness, HR3144 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 HR3144. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3144 during the next 10000 years (-0.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 03m 13s

Declination +08° 50’ 30”

Hour Angle 16h 05m 43s

Sidereal Time 00h 08m 56s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 01m 50s

Declination +08° 54’ 50”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 212.83°

Galactic Latitude 19.67°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR3144.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.22

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 2.34

Spectral Type G0IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.57

Temperature 6088K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3144 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3144. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3144 is distant 194.39 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 59.63

Distance (light year) 194.39

Radial Speed 4 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.002 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.022"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD66011

SAO Catalogue SAO116251

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP39271

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+09 1843

FK5 Catalogue 2621

General Catalogue of Variable Stars Var

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3144 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 81.2° RISE 10:41

Max altitude: 47.4° TRANSIT 17:24

Azimuth: 278.8° SET 0:07

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Minor