HR3279

Above the horizon. Rise: 3:48 | Tran: 7:57 | Set: 12:05

Alt: 1.88° Az: 126.51° Direction: South-East

HR3279 is a giant star of spectral class G2 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR3279 visual magnitude is 5.58. Because of its faintness, HR3279 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 HR3279. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3279 during the next 10000 years (-0.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 22m 27s

Declination -20° 09’ 33”

Hour Angle 20h 04m 37s

Sideral Time 04h 27m 04s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 21m 21s

Declination -20° 04’ 45”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 241.33°

Galactic Latitude 9.38°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR3279.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.58

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.12

Spectral Type G2III

Color Index (B-V) 0.77

Temperature 5373K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3279 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3279. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3279 is distant 449.66 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 137.93

Distance (light year) 449.66

Radial Speed -8 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.001 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.013"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD70442

SAO Catalogue SAO154150

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP40944

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-19 2369

FK5 Catalogue 2647

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3279 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 110.2° RISE 3:48

Max altitude: 18.4° TRANSIT 7:57

Azimuth: 249.8° SET 12:05

Set Location

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