HR3177

Below the horizon. Rise: 5:36 | Tran: 7:49 | Set: 10:01

Alt: -22.57° Az: 116.18° Direction: East-South-East

HR3177 is a multiple supergiant star of spectral class G1 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR3177 visual magnitude is 6.14. Because of its faintness, HR3177 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 HR3177. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3177 during the next 10000 years (-1.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 06m 42s

Declination -33° 38’ 28”

Hour Angle 18h 22m 00s

Sideral Time 02h 28m 42s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 05m 44s

Declination -33° 34’ 09”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 250.76°

Galactic Latitude -0.91°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR3177.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.14

Class Supergiant

Absolute magnitude -3.95

Spectral Type G1I

Color Index (B-V) 1.11

Temperature 4493K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3177 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3177. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR3177 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR3177 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.14

Secondary star magnitude 8.54

Magnitude difference 2.4

Separation 22.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3177 is distant 3,395.83 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 33 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 1,041.67

Distance (light year) 3,395.83

Radial Speed 33 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.006 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.01"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD67243

SAO Catalogue SAO198791

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP39617

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-33 4525

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3177 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 123.6° RISE 5:36

Max altitude: 4.9° TRANSIT 7:49

Azimuth: 236.4° SET 10:01

Set Location

Other stars in Puppis