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HR3220

Altitude: -30.2°   Azimuth: 154.0°   Direction: South-South-East

HR3220 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Carina.

HR3220 visual magnitude is 4.76. Because of its moderate brightness, HR3220 should be easily visible from locations with dark skyes, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR3220:

4.76
Main-sequence

HR3220 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -30.2°
Azimuth: 154.0°
Direction: South-South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3220

HR3220 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR3220 are provided in the following table:

08h 09m 00s
-61° 18’ 09”
274.97°
-14.95°
Carina

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3220 in the sky:

Finder chart HR3220 star
Simplified finder chart for HR3220.

Visibility of HR3220 from your location

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

HR3220 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR3220

The image below is a photograph of HR3220 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 HR3220 is -0.158 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.297 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR3220 star
DSS2 image of HR3220. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3220 during the next 1000 years (-2.63 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.95 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR3220 from the Sun and relative movement

HR3220 is distant 69.73 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 25 kilometers per second.

21.39 pc
69.73 ly
25 km/s
-0.158 arcsec/year
-0.297 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3220

HR3220 belongs to spectral class F5 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

3.11
F5V
6724K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3220 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR3220. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR3220

SAO250131
SAO250131
Gl 297.1