HR3171

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -41.30° Az: 199.33° Direction: South-West

HR3171 is a giant star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Volans.

HR3171 visual magnitude is 6.34. Because of its faintness, HR3171 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 HR3171. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3171 during the next 10000 years (0.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 07h 58m 56s

Declination -73° 18’ 54”

Hour Angle 03h 59m 58s

Sidereal Time 11h 58m 55s

J2000

Right Ascension 07h 59m 16s

Declination -73° 14’ 40”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 285.73°

Galactic Latitude -21.21°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR3171.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.34

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.85

Spectral Type A3III

Color Index (B-V) 0.14

Temperature 8658K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3171 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3171. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3171 is distant 409.03 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 125.47

Distance (light year) 409.03

Radial Speed 24 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.002 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.036"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD66920

SAO Catalogue SAO256463

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP39041

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-72 654

Visibility from Your Location

HR3171 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Volans