HR3162

HR3162 is a variable and double star in the constellation of Puppis.

HR3162 visual magnitude is 5.52. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3162 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 HR3162:

Color of HR3162 ⬤

Magnitude of HR3162 5.52

Class

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR3162 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3162

HR3162 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 HR3162 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 08h 02m 44s

Declination J2000 -41° 18’ 36”

Galactic Longitude 257.01°

Galactic Latitude -5.53°

Constellation Puppis

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3162 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR3162.

Visibility of HR3162 from your location

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

HR3162 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR3162

The image below is a photograph of HR3162 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 HR3162 is -0.002 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.01 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR3162. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3162 during the next 10000 years (-0.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.67 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR3162 from the Sun and relative movement

HR3162 is distant 485.84 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 26 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 149.03 pc

Distance (light year) 485.84 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 26 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.002 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.01 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3162

HR3162 belongs to spectral class B9 HR3162 is also a Si chemically peculiar star.

Absolute magnitude -0.35

Spectral Type B9

Color Index (B-V) -0.15

Temperature of HR3162 12489K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3162 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3162. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR3162 star system properties

HR3162 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR3162 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.52

Secondary star magnitude 8.72

Magnitude difference 3.2

Separation 26.1 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR3162

Henry Draper Catalogue HD66624

SAO Catalogue SAO219339

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP39360

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-40 3776

General Catalogue of Variable Stars V336 Pup

In Evidence

Other stars in Puppis