HR3205

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -32.79° Az: 119.10° Direction: East-South-East

HR3205 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class B7 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR3205 visual magnitude is 6.26. Because of its faintness, HR3205 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 HR3205. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3205 during the next 10000 years (-0.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 10m 38s

Declination -42° 42’ 53”

Hour Angle 17h 54m 33s

Sideral Time 02h 05m 12s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 09m 47s

Declination -42° 38’ 26”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 258.84°

Galactic Latitude -5.13°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR3205.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.26

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -1.13

Spectral Type B7V

Color Index (B-V) -0.04

Temperature 10653K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3205 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3205. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR3205 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR3205 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.26

Secondary star magnitude 7.36

Magnitude difference 1.1

Separation 5.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3205 is distant 978.98 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 300.30

Distance (light year) 978.98

Radial Speed 12 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.004 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.01"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD68242

SAO Catalogue SAO219507

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP39974

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-42 3944

Visibility from Your Location

HR3205 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Puppis