HR3226

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -14.50° Az: 143.86° Direction: South-East

HR3226 is a double supergiant star of spectral class A5 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR3226 visual magnitude is 4.75. Because of its moderate brightness, HR3226 is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

DSS2 image of HR3226. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3226 during the next 100000 years (6.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 6.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 12m 16s

Declination -43° 03’ 44”

Hour Angle 20h 34m 23s

Sidereal Time 04h 46m 39s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 11m 25s

Declination -42° 59’ 13”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 259.29°

Galactic Latitude -5.06°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR3226.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.75

Class Supergiant

Absolute magnitude -6.02

Spectral Type A5I

Color Index (B-V) 0.18

Temperature 8321K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3226 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3226. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR3226 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR3226 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 4.75

Secondary star magnitude 9.55

Magnitude difference 4.8

Separation 25.7 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3226 is distant 4,657.14 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 1,428.57

Distance (light year) 4,657.14

Radial Speed 19 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.004 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD68601

SAO Catalogue SAO219569

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP40096

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-42 3979

Visibility from Your Location

HR3226 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Puppis