HR3160

Below the horizon. Rise: 5:12 | Tran: 7:38 | Set: 10:04

Alt: -9.49° Az: 131.73° Direction: South-East

HR3160 is a double giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR3160 visual magnitude is 5.82. Because of its faintness, HR3160 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.

DSS2 image of HR3160. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3160 during the next 10000 years (-2.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 04m 02s

Declination -32° 32’ 04”

Hour Angle 19h 56m 41s

Sideral Time 04h 00m 43s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 03m 04s

Declination -32° 27’ 50”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 249.52°

Galactic Latitude -0.79°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR3160.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.82

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.19

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.22

Temperature 4270K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3160 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3160. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR3160 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR3160 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.82

Secondary star magnitude 8.92

Magnitude difference 3.1

Separation 35.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3160 is distant 518.28 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 49 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 158.98

Distance (light year) 518.28

Radial Speed 49 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.017 arcsec/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD66598

SAO Catalogue SAO198743

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP39380

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-32 4766

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3160 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 122.5° RISE 5:12

Max altitude: 6.0° TRANSIT 7:38

Azimuth: 237.5° SET 10:04

Set Location

Other stars in Puppis