HR3181

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 51.13° Az: 279.51° Direction: South-West

HR3181 is a giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Lynx.

HR3181 visual magnitude is 6.27. Because of its faintness, HR3181 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 HR3181. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3181 during the next 10000 years (-1.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -12.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 11m 07s

Declination +42° 21’ 15”

Hour Angle 03h 47m 32s

Sidereal Time 11h 58m 39s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 09m 23s

Declination +42° 25’ 50”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 177.88°

Galactic Latitude 31.79°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR3181.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.27

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.10

Spectral Type K3

Color Index (B-V) 1.27

Temperature 4176K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3181 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3181. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3181 is distant 612.78 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 38 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 187.97

Distance (light year) 612.78

Radial Speed 38 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.008 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.072"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD67370

SAO Catalogue SAO42199

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP39938

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+42 1819

Visibility from Your Location

HR3181 is circumpolar and transits at 14:07 UTC (altitude: 80.9°)

Set Location

Other stars in Lynx