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HR3294

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -12.12°   Az: 195.92°   Direction: South-South-West

HR3294 is a variable and double main-sequence star of spectral class B1 in the constellation of Vela.

HR3294 visual magnitude is 4.82. Because of its moderate brightness, HR3294 is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

Image of HR3294 star
DSS2 image of HR3294. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3294 during the next 10000 years (-2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

08h 23m 18s
-48° 34’ 18”
01h 35m 38s
09h 58m 56s

J2000

08h 22m 31s
-48° 29’ 25”

Galactic Coordinates

264.98°
-6.5°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR3294.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.82
Main-sequence

-3.51
B1V
12489K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3294 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR3294. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR3294 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR3294 double sysyem:

4.82
5.82
1
0.8 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3294 is distant 1,509.26 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 27 kilometers per second.

462.96
1,509.26
27 km/s
-0.013 arcsec/y
0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO219848
SAO219848

Visibility from Your Location

HR3294 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK