HR3194

HR3194 is a double main-sequence star in the constellation of Puppis.

HR3194 visual magnitude is 5.68. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3194 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR3194:

Color of HR3194 ⬤

Magnitude of HR3194 5.68

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR3194 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3194

HR3194 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR3194 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 08h 09m 28s

Declination J2000 -16° 14’ 56”

Galactic Longitude 236.53°

Galactic Latitude 9.08°

Constellation Puppis

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3194 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR3194.

Visibility of HR3194 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's HR3194 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 106.2° RISE 12:13

Max altitude: 22.3° TRANSIT 16:45

Azimuth: 253.8° SET 21:18

RIGHT NOW HR3194 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR3194

The image below is a photograph of HR3194 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR3194 is -0.017 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.007 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR3194. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3194 during the next 10000 years (-2.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.17 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR3194 from the Sun and relative movement

HR3194 is distant 920.90 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 33 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 282.49 pc

Distance (light year) 920.90 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 33 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.017 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.007 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3194

HR3194 belongs to spectral class B2 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude -1.57

Spectral Type B2V

Color Index (B-V) -0.17

Temperature of HR3194 12902K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3194 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3194. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR3194 star system properties

HR3194 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR3194 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.68

Secondary star magnitude 12.38

Magnitude difference 6.7

Separation 5.3 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR3194

Henry Draper Catalogue HD67880

SAO Catalogue SAO153898

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP39943

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-15 2280

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS6632

In Evidence

Other stars in Puppis