HR3179

Above the horizon. Rise: 9:40 | Tran: 13:50 | Set: 18:00

Alt: 19.35° Az: 172.99° Direction: South

HR3179 is a main-sequence star of spectral class B3 in the constellation of Vela.

HR3179 visual magnitude is 6.19. Because of its faintness, HR3179 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 HR3179. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3179 during the next 100000 years (8.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -15.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 06m 07s

Declination -47° 03’ 10”

Hour Angle 23h 21m 03s

Sidereal Time 07h 27m 10s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 05m 20s

Declination -46° 58’ 44”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 262.12°

Galactic Latitude -8.1°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR3179.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.19

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -2.67

Spectral Type B3V

Color Index (B-V) -0.15

Temperature 12489K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3179 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3179. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3179 is distant 1,928.99 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 591.72

Distance (light year) 1,928.99

Radial Speed 24 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.005 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.009"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD67341

SAO Catalogue SAO219400

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP39584

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-46 3764

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3179 rise, transit and set times from Chengdong, China are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Shanghai):

Azimuth: 137.1° RISE 9:40

Max altitude: 19.9° TRANSIT 13:50

Azimuth: 222.9° SET 18:00

Name:	Chengdong, China
Latitude:	23° 2' 38.8" N
Longitude:	112° 28' 30.0" E
Timezone:	Asia/Shanghai

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