HR3251

Below the horizon. Rise: 5:12 | Tran: 7:55 | Set: 10:38

Alt: -34.92° Az: 262.44° Direction: West

HR3251 is a multiple giant star of spectral class G5 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR3251 visual magnitude is 6.21. Because of its faintness, HR3251 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.

DSS2 image of HR3251. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3251 during the next 10000 years (-7.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 16m 52s

Declination -31° 00’ 11”

Hour Angle 07h 14m 03s

Sideral Time 15h 30m 55s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 15m 52s

Declination -30° 55’ 32”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 249.71°

Galactic Latitude 2.33°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR3251.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.21

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.06

Spectral Type G5III

Color Index (B-V) 0.78

Temperature 5342K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3251 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3251. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR3251 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of medium or large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR3251 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.21

Secondary star magnitude 8.11

Magnitude difference 1.9

Separation 2.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3251 is distant 349.04 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 107.07

Distance (light year) 349.04

Radial Speed 6 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.047 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.005"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD69445

SAO Catalogue SAO199010

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP40476

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-30 5946

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3251 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 121.0° RISE 5:12

Max altitude: 7.5° TRANSIT 7:55

Azimuth: 239.0° SET 10:38

Set Location

Other stars in Puppis