HR3287

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 23.89° Az: 51.91° Direction: North-East

HR3287 is a double giant star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Lynx.

HR3287 visual magnitude is 6.02. Because of its faintness, HR3287 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 HR3287. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3287 during the next 10000 years (2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 26m 24s

Declination +41° 55’ 19”

Hour Angle 17h 01m 07s

Sidereal Time 01h 27m 31s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 24m 42s

Declination +42° 00’ 18”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 178.86°

Galactic Latitude 34.54°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR3287.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.02

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.51

Spectral Type K5III

Color Index (B-V) 1.59

Temperature 3663K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3287 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3287. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR3287 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR3287 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.02

Secondary star magnitude 8.52

Magnitude difference 2.5

Separation 79.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3287 is distant 1,044.87 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 27 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 320.51

Distance (light year) 1,044.87

Radial Speed 27 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.015 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.007"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD70647

SAO Catalogue SAO42342

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP41224

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+42 1859

Visibility from Your Location

HR3287 is circumpolar and transits at 23:09 UTC (altitude: 80.4°)

Set Location

Other stars in Lynx