HR3276

Above the horizon. Rise: 13:57 | Tran: 17:46 | Set: 21:36

Alt: 14.35° Az: 165.72° Direction: South-South-East

HR3276 is a double hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR3276 visual magnitude is 6.13. Because of its faintness, HR3276 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 HR3276. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3276 during the next 10000 years (-1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 21m 33s

Declination -23° 00’ 22”

Hour Angle 22h 59m 48s

Sidereal Time 07h 21m 21s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 20m 27s

Declination -22° 55’ 28”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 243.61°

Galactic Latitude 7.63°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.13

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -0.57

Spectral Type K0

Color Index (B-V) 1.04

Temperature 4649K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3276 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3276. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR3276 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR3276 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.13

Secondary star magnitude 13.13

Magnitude difference 7

Separation 6.7 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3276 is distant 711.79 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 26 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 218.34

Distance (light year) 711.79

Radial Speed 26 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.011 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD70302

SAO Catalogue SAO175634

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP40876

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-22 2233

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3276 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 113.0° RISE 13:57

Max altitude: 15.5° TRANSIT 17:46

Azimuth: 247.0° SET 21:36

Set Location

Other stars in Puppis