HR3231

Above the horizon. Rise: 10:47 | Tran: 17:52 | Set: 1:01

Alt: 47.87° Az: 211.61° Direction: South-South-West

HR3231 is a double giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Cancer.

HR3231 visual magnitude is 6.38. Because of its faintness, HR3231 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 HR3231. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3231 during the next 10000 years (-3.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 15m 45s

Declination +12° 58’ 11”

Hour Angle 01h 24m 36s

Sidereal Time 09h 40m 21s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 14m 21s

Declination +13° 02’ 53”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 210.19°

Galactic Latitude 24.19°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.38

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.50

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V)

Temperature 10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3231 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3231. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR3231 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 HR3231 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.38

Secondary star magnitude 11.98

Magnitude difference 5.6

Separation 22.8 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3231 is distant 776.19 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 25 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 238.10

Distance (light year) 776.19

Radial Speed 25 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.021 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.018"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD68776

SAO Catalogue SAO97671

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP40354

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+13 1868

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3231 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 77.0° RISE 10:47

Max altitude: 51.5° TRANSIT 17:52

Azimuth: 283.0° SET 1:01

Set Location

Other stars in Cancer