HR3260

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -67.10° Az: 225.38° Direction: South-West

HR3260 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Carina.

HR3260 visual magnitude is 5.16. Because of its faintness, HR3260 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 HR3260. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3260 during the next 10000 years (-3.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 15m 38s

Declination -62° 59’ 33”

Hour Angle 09h 29m 40s

Sideral Time 17h 45m 19s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 15m 15s

Declination -62° 54’ 56”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 276.8°

Galactic Latitude -15.13°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR3260.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.16

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.81

Spectral Type A2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.09

Temperature 9125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3260 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3260. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR3260 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR3260 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.16

Secondary star magnitude 7.76

Magnitude difference 2.6

Separation 3.9 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3260 is distant 242.02 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 74.24

Distance (light year) 242.02

Radial Speed 4 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.023 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.022"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD69863

SAO Catalogue SAO250164

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP40429

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-62 985

Visibility from Your Location

HR3260 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Carina