HR3255

Above the horizon. Rise: 13:30 | Tran: 17:31 | Set: 21:32

Alt: 17.01° Az: 184.35° Direction: South

HR3255 is a hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR3255 visual magnitude is 6.6. Because of its faintness, HR3255 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR3255. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3255 during the next 10000 years (-2.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 18m 01s

Declination -21° 24’ 00”

Hour Angle 00h 17m 52s

Sidereal Time 08h 35m 53s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 16m 54s

Declination -21° 19’ 13”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 241.8°

Galactic Latitude 7.83°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.6

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.25

Spectral Type A0

Color Index (B-V) 0.02

Temperature 9882K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3255 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3255. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3255 is distant 607.08 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 186.22

Distance (light year) 607.08

Radial Speed 10 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.016 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.026"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD69589

SAO Catalogue SAO175497

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP40561

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-20 2467

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3255 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 111.4° RISE 13:30

Max altitude: 17.1° TRANSIT 17:31

Azimuth: 248.6° SET 21:32

In Evidence

Other stars in Puppis

HR3255

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In Evidence

Other stars in Puppis

HR3255

Celestial Coordinates

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J2000

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Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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