HR3256
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -56.88°
Az: 249.95°
Direction: West-South-West
HR3256 is a giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Vela.
HR3256 visual magnitude is 6.44. Because of its faintness, HR3256 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 HR3256. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3256 during the next
10000 years (-2.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.33 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for HR3256.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3256 is situated in the HertzsprungāRussell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of HR3256.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
HR3256 is distant 734.23 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
HR3256 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK