HR3246
HR3246 is a star in the constellation of Lynx.
HR3246 visual magnitude is 6.27. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3246 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.
The table below summarizes the key facts about HR3246:
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3246
HR3246 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR3246 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3246 in the sky:
Visibility of HR3246 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
HR3246 is circumpolar and transits at 13:16 UTC (altitude: 87.3°)
Digitized Sky Survey image of HR3246
The image below is a photograph of HR3246 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 HR3246 is -0.024 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.038 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Distance of HR3246 from the Sun and relative movement
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.
Spectral properties of HR3246
HR3246 belongs to spectral class K5
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3246 is situated in the HertzsprungāRussell diagram.
