HR3212

Below the horizon. Rise: 2:32 | Tran: 7:51 | Set: 13:09

Alt: -21.85° Az: 285.51° Direction: West-North-West

HR3212 is a giant star of spectral class G6 in the constellation of Hydra.

HR3212 visual magnitude is 5.36. Because of its faintness, HR3212 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 HR3212. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3212 during the next 10000 years (-6.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 12m 45s

Declination -07° 50’ 51”

Hour Angle 07h 41m 52s

Sideral Time 15h 54m 37s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 11m 33s

Declination -07° 46’ 20”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 229.4°

Galactic Latitude 13.91°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR3212.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.36

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.43

Spectral Type G6III

Color Index (B-V) 0.89

Temperature 5023K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3212 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3212. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3212 is distant 315.89 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 96.90

Distance (light year) 315.89

Radial Speed -11 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.041 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.021"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD68312

SAO Catalogue SAO135611

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP40107

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-07 2378

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3212 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 97.8° RISE 2:32

Max altitude: 30.7° TRANSIT 7:51

Azimuth: 262.2° SET 13:09

Set Location

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