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HR3246

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 77.21°   Az: 70.20°   Direction: East-North-East

HR3246 is a star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Lynx.

HR3246 visual magnitude is 6.27. Because of its faintness, HR3246 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 HR3246 star
DSS2 image of HR3246. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3246 during the next 10000 years (-4.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

08h 20m 09s
+54° 03’ 54”
22h 36m 50s
06h 56m 59s

J2000

08h 18m 15s
+54° 08’ 36”

Galactic Coordinates

164.09°
34.22°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR3246 star
Simplified finder chart for HR3246.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.27

-1.30
K5
3734K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3246 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR3246. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3246 is distant 1,065.36 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 25 kilometers per second.

326.80
1,065.36
25 km/s
-0.024 arcsec/y
-0.038"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO26760
SAO26760

Visibility from Your Location

HR3246 is circumpolar and transits at 09:08 UTC (altitude: 87.4°)