HR3237

Below the horizon. Rise: 7:50 | Tran: 9:27 | Set: 11:03

Alt: -10.83° Az: 223.95° Direction: South-West

HR3237 is a variable giant star of spectral class B1 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR3237 visual magnitude is 4.78. Because of its moderate brightness, HR3237 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 HR3237. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3237 during the next 100000 years (3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 14m 25s

Declination -35° 58’ 32”

Hour Angle 03h 49m 32s

Sideral Time 12h 03m 57s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 13m 29s

Declination -35° 53’ 58”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 253.58°

Galactic Latitude -0.84°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR3237.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.78

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -2.61

Spectral Type B1III

Color Index (B-V) -0.11

Temperature 11744K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3237 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3237. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3237 is distant 978.98 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 35 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 300.30

Distance (light year) 978.98

Radial Speed 35 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.002 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD68980

SAO Catalogue SAO198957

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP40274

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-35 4349

General Catalogue of Variable Stars MX Pup

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3237 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 126.0° RISE 7:50

Max altitude: 2.5° TRANSIT 9:27

Azimuth: 234.0° SET 11:03

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Puppis