HR3252

Below the horizon. Rise: 2:41 | Tran: 9:23 | Set: 16:06

Alt: -29.12° Az: 11.29° Direction: North-North-East

HR3252 is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Cancer.

HR3252 visual magnitude is 6.29. Because of its faintness, HR3252 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 HR3252. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3252 during the next 10000 years (-2.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 18m 51s

Declination +08° 47’ 17”

Hour Angle 12h 39m 51s

Sideral Time 20h 58m 43s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 17m 31s

Declination +08° 51’ 57”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 214.68°

Galactic Latitude 23.13°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR3252.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.29

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.27

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.98

Temperature 4791K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3252 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3252. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3252 is distant 1,061.89 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 29 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 325.73

Distance (light year) 1,061.89

Radial Speed 29 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.012 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.013"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD69478

SAO Catalogue SAO116585

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP40617

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+09 1921

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3252 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 81.2° RISE 2:41

Max altitude: 47.3° TRANSIT 9:23

Azimuth: 278.8° SET 16:06

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

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