HR3159
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -40.44°
Az: 145.04°
Direction: South-East
HR3159 is a main-sequence star of spectral class B3 in the constellation of Carina.
HR3159 visual magnitude is 4.82. Because of its moderate brightness, HR3159 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 HR3159. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3159 during the next
10000 years (0.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.83 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for HR3159.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Simplified finder chart for HR3159.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3159 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of HR3159.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
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.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
HR3159 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK