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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:24 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:27
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HR3227

Altitude: -76.1°   Azimuth: 85.8°   Direction: East

HR3227 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Vela.

HR3227 visual magnitude is 5.82. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3227 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR3227 is 0.015 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.004 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR3227 star
DSS2 image of HR3227. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3227 during the next 10000 years (2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.67 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR3227

5.82
Main-sequence

HR3227 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -76.1°
Azimuth: 85.8°
Direction: East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3227

HR3227 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 HR3227 are provided in the following table:

08h 11m 11s
-48° 27’ 42”
263.91°
-8.05°
Vela

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3227 in the sky:

Finder chart HR3227 star
Simplified finder chart for HR3227.

Visibility of HR3227 from your location

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

HR3227 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Distance of HR3227 from the Sun and relative movement

HR3227 is distant 727.68 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

223.21 pc
727.68 ly
15 km/s
0.015 arcsec/year
-0.004 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3227

HR3227 belongs to spectral class B3 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

-0.92
B3V
12489K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3227 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR3227. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR3227

SAO219565
SAO219565