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HR3258

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 15.15°   Az: 355.57°   Direction: North

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.

Image of HR3258 star
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

08h 22m 23s
+53° 29’ 36”
11h 31m 12s
19h 53m 36s

J2000

08h 20m 29s
+53° 34’ 27”

Galactic Coordinates

164.78°
34.55°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR3258.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.49
Hypergiant

2.50
F0IV
7591K

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

HR 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.

62.74
204.52
11 km/s
-0.065 arcsec/y
-0.092"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO26788
SAO26788

Visibility from Your Location

HR3258 is circumpolar and transits at 22:37 UTC (altitude: 88.0°)