HR3166

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -81.33° Az: 13.90° Direction: North-North-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

Right Ascension 08h 04m 19s

Declination -43° 01’ 14”

Hour Angle 12h 11m 21s

Sidereal Time 20h 15m 41s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 03m 29s

Declination -42° 56’ 54”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 258.48°

Galactic Latitude -6.27°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR3166.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.29

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -0.60

Spectral Type G8II

Color Index (B-V) 1.01

Temperature 4719K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3166 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell 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.

Distance (parsec) 239.23

Distance (light year) 779.90

Radial Speed 14 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.026 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.013"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD66812

SAO Catalogue SAO219355

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP39420

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-42 3832

Visibility from Your Location

HR3166 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Puppis