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HR3156

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -80.09°   Az: 112.24°   Direction: East-South-East

HR3156 is a main-sequence star of spectral class B5 in the constellation of Carina.

HR3156 visual magnitude is 5.87. Because of its faintness, HR3156 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.

Image of HR3156 star
DSS2 image of HR3156. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3156 during the next 10000 years (-3.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

08h 01m 26s
-54° 13’ 18”
13h 03m 15s
21h 04m 42s

J2000

08h 00m 49s
-54° 09’ 05”

Galactic Coordinates

268.02°
-12.37°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR3156.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.87
Main-sequence

-0.79
B5V
12293K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3156 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR3156. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3156 is distant 699.57 light years from the Sun

214.59
699.57
-0.023 arcsec/y
0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO235680
SAO235680

Visibility from Your Location

HR3156 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK