HR3287

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

HR3287 visual magnitude is 6.02. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3287 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 HR3287:

Color of HR3287 ⬤

Magnitude of HR3287 6.02

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR3287 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 11°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3287

HR3287 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR3287 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 08h 24m 42s

Declination J2000 +42° 00’ 18”

Galactic Longitude 178.86°

Galactic Latitude 34.54°

Constellation Lynx

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3287 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR3287.

Visibility of HR3287 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR3287 is circumpolar and transits at 15:33 UTC (altitude: 80.5°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR3287

The image below is a photograph of HR3287 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 HR3287 is 0.015 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.007 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of HR3287 from the Sun and relative movement

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 pc

Distance (light year) 1,044.87 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 27 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.015 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.007 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3287

HR3287 belongs to spectral class K5 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude -1.51

Spectral Type K5III

Color Index (B-V) 1.59

Temperature of HR3287 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

HR3287 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

Alternative designations of HR3287

Henry Draper Catalogue HD70647

SAO Catalogue SAO42342

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP41224

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+42 1859

In Evidence

Other stars in Lynx