HR3261
HR3261 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Puppis.
HR3261 visual magnitude is 6.45. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3261 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 HR3261 is 0.041 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.014 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Key facts about HR3261
HR3261 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: -50.4°
Azimuth: 75.0°
Direction: East-North-East
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3261
HR3261 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 HR3261 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3261 in the sky:
Visibility of HR3261 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's HR3261 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Distance of HR3261 from the Sun and relative movement
HR3261 is distant 466.38 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of HR3261
HR3261 belongs to spectral class K0 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a hypergiant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3261 is situated in the HertzsprungāRussell diagram.
