HR3219

Below the horizon. Rise: 14:42 | Tran: 15:47 | Set: 16:52

Alt: -3.28° Az: 154.71° Direction: South-South-East

HR3219 is a multiple bright giant star of spectral class O9 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR3219 visual magnitude is 6.44. Because of its faintness, HR3219 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 HR3219. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3219 during the next 10000 years (-2.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 11m 58s

Declination -37° 22’ 08”

Hour Angle 21h 50m 10s

Sidereal Time 06h 02m 08s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 11m 01s

Declination -37° 17’ 31”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 254.47°

Galactic Latitude -2.02°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR3219.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.44

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -2.94

Spectral Type O9II

Color Index (B-V) -0.01

Temperature 10252K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3219 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3219. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR3219 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 HR3219 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.44

Secondary star magnitude 13.44

Magnitude difference 7

Separation 18 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3219 is distant 2,451.13 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 39 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 751.88

Distance (light year) 2,451.13

Radial Speed 39 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.012 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD68450

SAO Catalogue SAO198898

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP40063

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-36 4291

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3219 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 127.4° RISE 14:42

Max altitude: 1.2° TRANSIT 15:47

Azimuth: 232.6° SET 16:52

Set Location

Other stars in Puppis