HR3258

Below the horizon. Rise: 6:35 | Tran: 14:20 | Set: 22:08

Alt: -5.65° Az: 27.80° Direction: North-North-East

HR3258 is a hypergiant star of spectral class F0 in the constellation of Lynx.

HR3258 visual magnitude is 6.49. Because of its faintness, HR3258 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 HR3258. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3258 during the next 1000 years (-1.08 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.53 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 22m 25s

Declination +53° 29’ 32”

Hour Angle 15h 25m 04s

Sidereal Time 23h 47m 29s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 20m 29s

Declination +53° 34’ 27”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 164.78°

Galactic Latitude 34.55°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR3258.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.49

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 2.50

Spectral Type F0IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.28

Temperature 7591K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3258 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3258. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3258 is distant 204.52 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 62.74

Distance (light year) 204.52

Radial Speed 11 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.065 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.092"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD69682

SAO Catalogue SAO26788

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP40878

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+54 1217

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3258 rise, transit and set times from Cutzamala de Pinzón, Mexico are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Mexico_City):

Azimuth: 36.5° RISE 6:35

Max altitude: 55.0° TRANSIT 14:20

Azimuth: 323.5° SET 22:08

Name:	Cutzamala de Pinzón, Mexico
Latitude:	18° 28' 4.1" N
Longitude:	100° 34' 51.6" W
Timezone:	America/Mexico_City

Set Location

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