HR3266

Below the horizon. Rise: 15:40 | Tran: 17:24 | Set: 19:09

Alt: -73.30° Az: 340.09° Direction: North-North-West

HR3266 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR3266 visual magnitude is 5.58. Because of its faintness, HR3266 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 HR3266. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3266 during the next 10000 years (3.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 19m 15s

Declination -35° 31’ 55”

Hour Angle 11h 32m 22s

Sidereal Time 19h 51m 38s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 18m 17s

Declination -35° 27’ 06”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 253.75°

Galactic Latitude 0.21°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.58

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.07

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.24

Temperature 4232K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3266 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3266. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3266 is distant 412.66 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 126.58

Distance (light year) 412.66

Radial Speed -9 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.018 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD70002

SAO Catalogue SAO199061

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP40678

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-35 4452

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3266 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 125.5° RISE 15:40

Max altitude: 3.0° TRANSIT 17:24

Azimuth: 234.5° SET 19:09

Set Location

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