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HR3244

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -11.41°   Az: 198.95°   Direction: South-South-West

HR3244 is a variable and double sub-giant star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Vela.

HR3244 visual magnitude is 5.13. Because of its faintness, HR3244 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.

Image of HR3244 star
DSS2 image of HR3244. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3244 during the next 100000 years (5.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

08h 14m 23s
-47° 04’ 08”
01h 51m 25s
10h 05m 49s

J2000

08h 13m 36s
-46° 59’ 30”

Galactic Coordinates

262.88°
-6.92°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR3244.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.13
Sub-giant

-2.24
B2IV
12293K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3244 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR3244. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR3244 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR3244 double sysyem:

5.13
9.03
3.9
35 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3244 is distant 970.24 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 25 kilometers per second.

297.62
970.24
25 km/s
0.003 arcsec/y
-0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO219629
SAO219629

Visibility from Your Location

HR3244 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK