HR3272

Below the horizon. Rise: 12:16 | Tran: 17:46 | Set: 23:17

Alt: -3.37° Az: 94.46° Direction: East

HR3272 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Hydra.

HR3272 visual magnitude is 6.13. Because of its faintness, HR3272 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 HR3272. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3272 during the next 10000 years (4.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 21m 32s

Declination -05° 24’ 38”

Hour Angle 18h 05m 34s

Sidereal Time 02h 27m 06s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 20m 17s

Declination -05° 19’ 45”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 228.35°

Galactic Latitude 17.02°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.13

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.13

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.33

Temperature 4069K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3272 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3272. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3272 is distant 515.82 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 37 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 158.23

Distance (light year) 515.82

Radial Speed -37 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.024 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.027"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD70148

SAO Catalogue SAO135787

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP40859

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-04 2303

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3272 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 95.4° RISE 12:16

Max altitude: 33.1° TRANSIT 17:46

Azimuth: 264.6° SET 23:17

Set Location

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