HR3281

HR3281 is a giant star in the constellation of Puppis.

HR3281 visual magnitude is 5.75. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3281 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 HR3281:

Color of HR3281 ⬤

Magnitude of HR3281 5.75

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR3281 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 7°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3281

HR3281 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 HR3281 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 08h 21m 54s

Declination J2000 -17° 35’ 11”

Galactic Longitude 239.29°

Galactic Latitude 10.87°

Constellation Puppis

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3281 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR3281.

Visibility of HR3281 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 HR3281 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: 107.6° RISE 12:33

Max altitude: 20.9° TRANSIT 16:58

Azimuth: 252.4° SET 21:22

RIGHT NOW HR3281 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR3281

The image below is a photograph of HR3281 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 HR3281 is -0.096 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.014 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of HR3281 from the Sun and relative movement

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 pc

Distance (light year) 285.96 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 69 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.096 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.014 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3281

HR3281 belongs to spectral class K1 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude 1.03

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.05

Temperature of HR3281 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

Alternative designations of HR3281

Henry Draper Catalogue HD70523

SAO Catalogue SAO154159

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP40990

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-17 2464

In Evidence

Other stars in Puppis