HR3281

Above the horizon. Rise: 4:04 | Tran: 8:29 | Set: 12:53

Alt: 14.94° Az: 147.08° Direction: South-South-East

HR3281 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR3281 visual magnitude is 5.75. Because of its faintness, HR3281 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 HR3281. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3281 during the next 1000 years (-1.60 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.23 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 23m 02s

Declination -17° 39’ 59”

Hour Angle 21h 46m 14s

Sideral Time 06h 09m 17s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 21m 54s

Declination -17° 35’ 11”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 239.29°

Galactic Latitude 10.87°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR3281.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.75

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.03

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.05

Temperature 4626K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3281 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3281. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3281 is distant 285.96 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 69 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 87.72

Distance (light year) 285.96

Radial Speed 69 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.096 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.014"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD70523

SAO Catalogue SAO154159

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP40990

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-17 2464

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3281 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 107.7° RISE 4:04

Max altitude: 20.9° TRANSIT 8:29

Azimuth: 252.3° SET 12:53

Set Location

Other stars in Puppis