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HR3154

HR3154 is a sub-giant star in the constellation of Puppis.

HR3154 visual magnitude is 5.95. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3154 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 HR3154:

5.95
Sub-giant
HR3154 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3154

HR3154 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 HR3154 are provided in the following table:

08h 01m 37s
-37° 17’ 00”
253.46°
-3.6°
Puppis

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3154 in the sky:

Finder chart HR3154 star
Simplified finder chart for HR3154.

Visibility of HR3154 from your location

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

Today's HR3154 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 127.3°
Max altitude: 1.2°
Azimuth: 232.7°
HR3154 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR3154

The image below is a photograph of HR3154 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 HR3154 is -0.017 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.008 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR3154 star
DSS2 image of HR3154. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3154 during the next 10000 years (-2.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.33 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR3154 from the Sun and relative movement

HR3154 is distant 594.89 light years from the Sun

182.48 pc
594.89 ly
-0.017 arcsec/year
0.008 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3154

HR3154 belongs to spectral class A3 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

-0.36
A3IV
8658K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3154 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR3154. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR3154

SAO198714
SAO198714