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HR3263

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 46.35°   Az: 44.87°   Direction: North-East

HR3263 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Ursa Major.

HR3263 visual magnitude is 6.41. Because of its faintness, HR3263 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 HR3263 star
DSS2 image of HR3263. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3263 during the next 100000 years (13.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

08h 24m 47s
+60° 33’ 00”
18h 31m 47s
02h 56m 35s

J2000

08h 22m 44s
+60° 37’ 51”

Galactic Coordinates

156.2°
34.52°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR3263 star
Simplified finder chart for HR3263.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.41
Hypergiant

0.74
K0III
4816K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3263 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR3263. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3263 is distant 444.14 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

136.24
444.14
-6 km/s
0.008 arcsec/y
-0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO14522
SAO14522

Visibility from Your Location

HR3263 is circumpolar and transits at 07:07 UTC (altitude: 80.9°)