HR3278

Above the horizon. Rise: 11:03 | Tran: 16:52 | Set: 22:42

Alt: 36.42° Az: 170.27° Direction: South

HR3278 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Hydra.

HR3278 visual magnitude is 6.5. Because of its faintness, HR3278 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 HR3278. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3278 during the next 10000 years (-2.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 22m 37s

Declination -01° 41’ 03”

Hour Angle 23h 28m 44s

Sidereal Time 07h 51m 21s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 21m 20s

Declination -01° 36’ 07”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 225.1°

Galactic Latitude 19.11°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR3278.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.5

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.65

Spectral Type A2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.02

Temperature 9882K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3278 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3278. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR3278 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 HR3278 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.5

Secondary star magnitude 7.2

Magnitude difference 0.7

Separation 0.5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3278 is distant 481.54 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 29 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 147.71

Distance (light year) 481.54

Radial Speed 29 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.017 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.041"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD70340

SAO Catalogue SAO135804

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP40941

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-01 2017

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS6762

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3278 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 91.7° RISE 11:03

Max altitude: 36.8° TRANSIT 16:52

Azimuth: 268.3° SET 22:42

Set Location

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