HR3253

Below the horizon. Rise: 16:09 | Tran: 17:46 | Set: 19:22

Alt: -46.48° Az: 92.70° Direction: East

HR3253 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR3253 visual magnitude is 6.16. Because of its faintness, HR3253 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 HR3253. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3253 during the next 10000 years (0.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 16m 56s

Declination -35° 58’ 55”

Hour Angle 15h 52m 50s

Sidereal Time 00h 09m 47s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 15m 58s

Declination -35° 54’ 10”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 253.86°

Galactic Latitude -0.43°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.16

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -2.66

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.55

Temperature 3720K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3253 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3253. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3253 is distant 1,895.35 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 30 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 581.40

Distance (light year) 1,895.35

Radial Speed 30 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.005 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD69511

SAO Catalogue SAO199015

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP40485

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-35 4401

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3253 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 126.0° RISE 16:09

Max altitude: 2.5° TRANSIT 17:46

Azimuth: 234.0° SET 19:22

Set Location

Other stars in Puppis