HR3216

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 48.25° Az: 21.74° Direction: North-North-East

HR3216 is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

HR3216 visual magnitude is 5.54. Because of its faintness, HR3216 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 HR3216. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3216 during the next 10000 years (5.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 22m 34s

Declination +75° 40’ 39”

Hour Angle 17h 42m 02s

Sideral Time 02h 04m 36s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 19m 32s

Declination +75° 45’ 24”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 138.47°

Galactic Latitude 31.61°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR3216.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.54

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.78

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.9

Temperature 4996K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3216 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3216. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3216 is distant 291.59 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 89.45

Distance (light year) 291.59

Radial Speed 7 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.03 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.016"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD68375

SAO Catalogue SAO6487

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP40793

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+76 310

FK5 Catalogue 310

Visibility from Your Location

HR3216 is circumpolar and transits at 08:31 UTC (altitude: 65.8°)

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Camelopardalis