In Evidence
Other stars in Carina
- Canopus
- Miaplacidus
- Avior
- Aspidiske
- θ Carinae
- HR4140
- ω Carinae
- HR4050
- HR3659
- χ Carinae
- HR3884
- HR4257
- HR4114
- HR3571
- HR4337
- HR3663
- HR4102
- HR3825
- HR3457
- HR3696
- HR2435
- HR2554
- HR4159
- HR3643
- HR3498
- HR3856
- HR4200
- HR4352
- HR4325
- HR4177
- HR4110
- HR3642
- HR4138
- HR3220
- HR3728
- HR4196
- HR3159
- HR4205
- HR4222
- HR3414
- HR3582
- HR4142
- HR2934
- HR4089
- HR4164
- HR2862
- HR4338
- HR2652
- HR4025
- HR3260
- HR3598
- HR2683
- HR3153
- HR4355
- HR4220
- HR4250
- HR3415
- HR3995
- HR4120
- HR3720
- HR3863
- HR4219
- HR4198
- HR2815
- HR3712
- HR2523
- HR4169
- HR3777
- HR3821
- HR3432
- HR2674
- HR4185
- HR3180
- HR3673
- HR3914
- HR4329
- HR3536
- HR3062
- HR3138
- HR3999
- HR2400
- HR2526
- HR3105
- HR3218
- HR4065
- HR3088
- HR4009
- HR4361
- HR3120
- HR4204
- HR3752
- HR3560
- HR3070
- HR3913
- HR3604
- HR2515
- HR3864
- HR4002
- HR3147
- HR3721
- HR2884
- HR3156
- HR3793
- HR3783
- HR4173
- HR4239
- HR4179
- HR4271
- HR3776
- HR4266
- HR3960
- HR4095
- HR2698
- HR2892
- HR3293
- HR2767
- HR2322
- HR4262
- HR3742
- HR4384
- HR4144
- HR4228
- HR4115
- HR2754
- HR2661
- HR3691
- HR4323
- HR3549
- HR3761
- HR2813
- HR2971
- HR4379
- HR4186
- HR3157
- HR3816
- HR4018
- HR3713
- HR4276
- HR3298
- HR3031
- HR4279
- HR3971
- HR4147
- HR3139
- HR4290
- HR4105
- HR2416
- HR4129
- HR3966
- HR3957
- HR3949
- HR3012
- HR3489
- η Carinae
- HR4043
- HR3887
- HR4151
- HR4217
- HR3126
- HR4211
- Ď… Carinae
- HR4213
- HR4387
- HR3813
- HR2634
- HR3161
- HR2925
- HR3217
- HR3471
- HR3186
- HR3740
- HR3693
- HR3152
- HR3056
- HR3455
- HR4091
- HR4349
- HR3944
- HR4226
- HR3368
- HR3443
- HR3632
- HR3568
- HR3100
- HR2941
- HR4007
- HR4326
- HR2592
- HR4022
- HR2278
- HR3274
- HR3967
- HR4188
- HR4128
- HR3006
- HR3133
- HR3622
- HR2638
- HR3883
- HR4212
- HR2524
- HR2341
- HR3349
- HR3841
- HR2587
- HR2513
- HR3948
- HR2814
- HR3076
- HR4342
HR3159
HR3159 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Carina.
HR3159 visual magnitude is 4.82. Because of its moderate brightness, HR3159 should be easily visible from locations with dark skyes, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skyes affected by light pollution.
The table below summarizes the key facts about HR3159:
HR3159 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: -25.1°
Azimuth: 177.7°
Direction: South
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3159
HR3159 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 HR3159 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3159 in the sky:
Visibility of HR3159 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
HR3159 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom
Digitized Sky Survey image of HR3159
The image below is a photograph of HR3159 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 HR3159 is 0.001 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.017 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Distance of HR3159 from the Sun and relative movement
HR3159 is distant 541.53 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 22 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of HR3159
HR3159 belongs to spectral class B3 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3159 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
