HR3243

HR3243 is a double bright giant star in the constellation of Puppis.

HR3243 visual magnitude is 4.44. Because of its moderate brightness, HR3243 should be easily visible from locations with dark skyes, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR3243:

Color of HR3243 ⬤

Magnitude of HR3243 4.44

Class Bright giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR3243 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3243

HR3243 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern emisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR3243 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 08h 14m 02s

Declination J2000 -40° 20’ 53”

Galactic Longitude 257.35°

Galactic Latitude -3.21°

Constellation Puppis

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3243 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR3243.

Visibility of HR3243 from your location

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

HR3243 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR3243

The image below is a photograph of HR3243 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR3243 is 0.047 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.068 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR3243. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3243 during the next 10000 years (7.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -11.33 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR3243 from the Sun and relative movement

HR3243 is distant 310.48 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 95.24 pc

Distance (light year) 310.48 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 14 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.047 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.068 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3243

HR3243 belongs to spectral class K1 and has a luminosity class of II corresponding to a bright giant star.

Absolute magnitude -0.45

Spectral Type K1II

Color Index (B-V) 1.17

Temperature of HR3243 4368K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3243 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3243. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR3243 star system properties

HR3243 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 HR3243 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 4.44

Secondary star magnitude 9.54

Magnitude difference 5.1

Separation 51.1 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR3243

Henry Draper Catalogue HD69142

SAO Catalogue SAO219635

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP40326

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-39 4128

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