HR3222

Below the horizon. Rise: 9:47 | Tran: 17:12 | Set: 0:36

Alt: -18.62° Az: 334.50° Direction: North-North-West

HR3222 is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Cancer.

HR3222 visual magnitude is 6.01. Because of its faintness, HR3222 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 HR3222. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3222 during the next 10000 years (-1.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 14m 26s

Declination +16° 26’ 10”

Hour Angle 10h 19m 19s

Sidereal Time 18h 33m 45s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 12m 59s

Declination +16° 30’ 51”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 206.54°

Galactic Latitude 25.27°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.01

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.04

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.89

Temperature 5023K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3222 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3222. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3222 is distant 527.51 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 161.81

Distance (light year) 527.51

Radial Speed -20 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.009 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.019"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD68461

SAO Catalogue SAO97653

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP40231

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+16 1662

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3222 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 73.6° RISE 9:47

Max altitude: 55.0° TRANSIT 17:12

Azimuth: 286.4° SET 0:36

Set Location

Other stars in Cancer