HR3174

Below the horizon. Rise: 11:19 | Tran: 16:30 | Set: 21:40

Alt: -46.37° Az: 340.19° Direction: North-North-West

HR3174 is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Monoceros.

HR3174 visual magnitude is 6.23. Because of its faintness, HR3174 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 HR3174. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3174 during the next 10000 years (0.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 07m 40s

Declination -09° 19’ 10”

Hour Angle 11h 05m 09s

Sidereal Time 19h 12m 50s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 06m 27s

Declination -09° 14’ 41”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 230.04°

Galactic Latitude 12.07°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR3174.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.23

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -0.70

Spectral Type B9V

Color Index (B-V) -0.07

Temperature 11092K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3174 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3174. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR3174 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR3174 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.23

Secondary star magnitude 7.93

Magnitude difference 1.7

Separation 30.8 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3174 is distant 793.19 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 28 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 243.31

Distance (light year) 793.19

Radial Speed 28 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.001 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.012"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD67159

SAO Catalogue SAO135505

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP39675

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-08 2222

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS6588

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3174 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 99.3° RISE 11:19

Max altitude: 29.2° TRANSIT 16:30

Azimuth: 260.7° SET 21:40

Set Location

Other stars in Monoceros