HR3145

Above the horizon. Rise: 20:40 | Tran: 2:54 | Set: 9:03

Alt: 1.31° Az: 271.99° Direction: West

HR3145 is a double giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Canis Minor.

HR3145 visual magnitude is 4.39. Because of its moderate brightness, HR3145 is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

DSS2 image of HR3145. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3145 during the next 1000 years (-0.52 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.75 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 03m 33s

Declination +02° 15’ 48”

Hour Angle 06h 02m 56s

Sidereal Time 14h 06m 30s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 02m 15s

Declination +02° 20’ 03”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 219.07°

Galactic Latitude 16.8°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.39

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.13

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.25

Temperature 4213K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3145 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3145. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR3145 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR3145 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 4.39

Secondary star magnitude 9.09

Magnitude difference 4.7

Separation 241.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3145 is distant 261.01 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 71 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 80.06

Distance (light year) 261.01

Radial Speed 71 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.031 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.105"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD66141

SAO Catalogue SAO116260

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP39311

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+02 1854

FK5 Catalogue 2623

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3145 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 87.7° RISE 20:40

Max altitude: 40.8° TRANSIT 2:54

Azimuth: 272.3° SET 9:03

Set Location

Other stars in Canis Minor