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HR3181

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 54.48°   Az: 84.14°   Direction: East

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.

Image of HR3181 star
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

08h 11m 04s
+42° 21’ 23”
20h 34m 09s
04h 45m 14s

J2000

08h 09m 23s
+42° 25’ 50”

Galactic Coordinates

177.88°
31.79°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR3181 star
Simplified finder chart for HR3181.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.27
Giant

-0.10
K3
4176K

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

HR 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.

187.97
612.78
38 km/s
-0.008 arcsec/y
-0.072"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO42199
SAO42199

Visibility from Your Location

HR3181 is circumpolar and transits at 08:27 UTC (altitude: 80.9°)