HR3276

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

HR3276 visual magnitude is 6.13. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3276 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 HR3276:

Color of HR3276 ⬤

Magnitude of HR3276 6.13

Class Hypergiant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR3276 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 3°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3276

HR3276 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 HR3276 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 08h 20m 27s

Declination J2000 -22° 55’ 28”

Galactic Longitude 243.61°

Galactic Latitude 7.63°

Constellation Puppis

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3276 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR3276.

Visibility of HR3276 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 HR3276 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: 112.9° RISE 13:06

Max altitude: 15.6° TRANSIT 16:56

Azimuth: 247.1° SET 20:47

RIGHT NOW HR3276 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR3276

The image below is a photograph of HR3276 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 HR3276 is -0.011 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.001 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of HR3276 from the Sun and relative movement

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 pc

Distance (light year) 711.79 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 26 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.011 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.001 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3276

HR3276 belongs to spectral class K0

Absolute magnitude -0.57

Spectral Type K0

Color Index (B-V) 1.04

Temperature of HR3276 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

HR3276 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

Alternative designations of HR3276

Henry Draper Catalogue HD70302

SAO Catalogue SAO175634

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP40876

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-22 2233

In Evidence

Other stars in Puppis