HR3147

Altitude: -55.7° Azimuth: 229.7° Direction: South-West

HR3147 is a variable sub-giant star in the constellation of Carina.

HR3147 visual magnitude is 5.81. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3147 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 HR3147:

Color of HR3147 ⬤

Magnitude of HR3147 5.81

Class Sub-giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW

HR3147 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -55.7°
Azimuth: 229.7°
Direction: South-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3147

HR3147 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 HR3147 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 07h 58m 50s

Declination J2000 -60° 49’ 27”

Galactic Longitude 273.93°

Galactic Latitude -15.8°

Constellation Carina

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3147 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR3147.

Visibility of HR3147 from your location

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

HR3147 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR3147

The image below is a photograph of HR3147 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 HR3147 is -0.008 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.015 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR3147. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3147 during the next 10000 years (-1.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.50 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR3147 from the Sun and relative movement

HR3147 is distant 1,028.39 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 315.46 pc

Distance (light year) 1,028.39 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 11 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.008 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.015 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3147

HR3147 belongs to spectral class B2 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

Absolute magnitude -1.68

Spectral Type B2IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.09

Temperature of HR3147 11407K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3147 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3147. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR3147

Henry Draper Catalogue HD66194

SAO Catalogue SAO250055

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP38994

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-60 1006

General Catalogue of Variable Stars V374 Car

In Evidence

Other stars in Carina