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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:24 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:27
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HR3256

Altitude: -60.1°   Azimuth: 107.4°   Direction: East-South-East

HR3256 is a giant star in the constellation of Vela.

HR3256 visual magnitude is 6.44. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3256 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR3256 is -0.012 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.02 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR3256 star
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);

Key facts about HR3256

6.44
Giant

HR3256 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -60.1°
Azimuth: 107.4°
Direction: East-South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3256

HR3256 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR3256 are provided in the following table:

08h 15m 23s
-50° 26’ 57”
265.98°
-8.55°
Vela

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3256 in the sky:

Finder chart HR3256 star
Simplified finder chart for HR3256.

Visibility of HR3256 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR3256 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Distance of HR3256 from the Sun and relative movement

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.

225.23 pc
734.23 ly
10 km/s
-0.012 arcsec/year
-0.02 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3256

HR3256 belongs to spectral class K3 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

-0.32
K3III
3809K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3256 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR3256. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR3256

SAO235838
SAO235838