HR3197

Altitude: 44.4° Azimuth: 356.1° Direction: North

HR3197 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

HR3197 visual magnitude is 6.32. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3197 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 HR3197:

Color of HR3197 ⬤

Magnitude of HR3197 6.32

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW

HR3197 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 44.4°
Azimuth: 356.1°
Direction: North

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3197

HR3197 is situated close to the northern celestial pole and, as such, it is visible for most part of the year from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR3197 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 08h 24m 32s

Declination J2000 +82° 25’ 50”

Galactic Longitude 130.95°

Galactic Latitude 29.89°

Constellation Camelopardalis

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3197 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR3197.

Visibility of HR3197 from your location

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

HR3197 is circumpolar and transits at 15:05 UTC (altitude: 59.0°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR3197

The image below is a photograph of HR3197 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 HR3197 is -0.022 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.025 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR3197. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3197 during the next 10000 years (-3.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.17 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR3197 from the Sun and relative movement

HR3197 is distant 679.17 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 21 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 208.33 pc

Distance (light year) 679.17 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -21 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.022 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.025 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3197

HR3197 belongs to spectral class A2 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude -0.27

Spectral Type A2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.01

Temperature of HR3197 10002K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3197 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3197. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR3197

Henry Draper Catalogue HD67934

SAO Catalogue SAO1319

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP41208

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+82 235

FK5 Catalogue 3952

In Evidence

Other stars in Camelopardalis