HR3272

HR3272 is a giant star in the constellation of Hydra.

HR3272 visual magnitude is 6.13. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3272 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR3272:

Color of HR3272 ⬤

Magnitude of HR3272 6.13

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR3272 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3272

HR3272 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR3272 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 08h 20m 17s

Declination J2000 -05° 19’ 45”

Galactic Longitude 228.35°

Galactic Latitude 17.02°

Constellation Hydra

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3272 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR3272.

Visibility of HR3272 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

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

Azimuth: 95.3° RISE 11:09

Max altitude: 33.2° TRANSIT 16:40

Azimuth: 264.7° SET 22:12

RIGHT NOW HR3272 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR3272

The image below is a photograph of HR3272 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR3272 is 0.024 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.027 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of HR3272 from the Sun and relative movement

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 pc

Distance (light year) 515.82 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -37 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.024 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.027 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3272

HR3272 belongs to spectral class K2 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude 0.13

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.33

Temperature of HR3272 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

Alternative designations of HR3272

Henry Draper Catalogue HD70148

SAO Catalogue SAO135787

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP40859

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-04 2303

In Evidence

Other stars in Hydra