HR3228

Below the horizon. Rise: 0:10 | Tran: 7:46 | Set: 15:17

Alt: -12.34° Az: 320.51° Direction: North-West

HR3228 is a multiple hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Cancer.

HR3228 visual magnitude is 6.47. Because of its faintness, HR3228 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 HR3228. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3228 during the next 10000 years (-0.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 15m 36s

Declination +17° 35’ 57”

Hour Angle 09h 17m 17s

Sidereal Time 17h 32m 53s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 14m 11s

Declination +17° 40’ 32”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 205.47°

Galactic Latitude 25.98°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR3228.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.47

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 1.45

Spectral Type A0V

Color Index (B-V) 0.3

Temperature 7462K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3228 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3228. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR3228 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR3228 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.47

Secondary star magnitude 9.47

Magnitude difference 3

Separation 63 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3228 is distant 328.96 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 100.91

Distance (light year) 328.96

Radial Speed -3 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.005 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.011"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD68703

SAO Catalogue SAO97669

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP40342

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+18 1882

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS6673

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3228 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 72.4° RISE 0:10

Max altitude: 56.1° TRANSIT 7:46

Azimuth: 287.6° SET 15:17

Set Location

Other stars in Cancer