HR3291

HR3291 is a multiple supergiant star in the constellation of Puppis.

HR3291 visual magnitude is 5.9. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3291 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 HR3291:

Color of HR3291 ⬤

Magnitude of HR3291 5.9

Class Supergiant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR3291 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 2°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3291

HR3291 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR3291 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 08h 22m 49s

Declination J2000 -26° 20’ 53”

Galactic Longitude 246.77°

Galactic Latitude 6.16°

Constellation Puppis

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3291 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR3291.

Visibility of HR3291 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 HR3291 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: 116.3° RISE 13:34

Max altitude: 12.2° TRANSIT 16:59

Azimuth: 243.7° SET 20:24

RIGHT NOW HR3291 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR3291

The image below is a photograph of HR3291 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 HR3291 is -0.007 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.008 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR3291. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3291 during the next 100000 years (-11.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 13.33 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR3291 from the Sun and relative movement

HR3291 is distant 32,600,000.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 65 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 10,000,000.00 pc

Distance (light year) 32,600,000.00 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 65 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.007 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.008 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3291

HR3291 belongs to spectral class F3 and has a luminosity class of I corresponding to a supergiant star.

Absolute magnitude -24.10

Spectral Type F3I

Color Index (B-V) 0.37

Temperature of HR3291 7044K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3291 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3291. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR3291 star system properties

HR3291 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR3291 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.9

Secondary star magnitude 6

Magnitude difference 0.1

Separation 0.1 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR3291

Henry Draper Catalogue HD70761

SAO Catalogue SAO175709

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP41074

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-25 5988

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS6782

In Evidence

Other stars in Puppis