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public  Maruim, Brazil Maruim, Brazil  ⓘ
TimezoneAmerica/Maceio
Sunrise: 5:48 
Transit: 11:32 
Sunset: 17:16
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HR3162

Above the horizon.  Rise: 6:11 | Tran: 12:48 | Set: 19:24
Alt: 29.87°   Az: 131.84°   Direction: South-East

HR3162 is a variable and double star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR3162 visual magnitude is 5.52. Because of its faintness, HR3162 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 HR3162 star
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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

08h 03m 37s
-41° 22’ 57”
20h 02m 14s
04h 05m 52s

J2000

08h 02m 44s
-41° 18’ 36”

Galactic Coordinates

257.01°
-5.53°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR3162.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.52
HR3162 is also a Si chemically peculiar star.

-0.35
B9
12489K

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

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

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:

5.52
8.72
3.2
26.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

149.03
485.84
26 km/s
-0.002 arcsec/y
0.01"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO219339
SAO219339

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3162 rise, transit and set times from Maruim, Brazil are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Maceio):

Azimuth: 131.4°
Max altitude: 59.4°
Azimuth: 228.6°