HR3166
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -8.09°
Az: 158.11°
Direction: South-South-East
HR3166 is a bright giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Puppis.
HR3166 visual magnitude is 6.29. Because of its faintness, HR3166 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 HR3166. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3166 during the next
10000 years (-4.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.17 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for HR3166.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3166 is situated in the HertzsprungāRussell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of HR3166.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
HR3166 is distant 779.90 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
HR3166 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK