HR3294

Below the horizon. Rise: 10:02 | Tran: 13:45 | Set: 17:29

Alt: -1.42° Az: 214.55° Direction: 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.

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

Right Ascension 08h 23m 18s

Declination -48° 34’ 23”

Hour Angle 03h 55m 52s

Sidereal Time 12h 19m 11s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 22m 31s

Declination -48° 29’ 25”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 264.98°

Galactic Latitude -6.5°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR3294.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.82

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -3.51

Spectral Type B1V

Color Index (B-V) -0.15

Temperature 12489K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3294 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell 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:

Main star magnitude 4.82

Secondary star magnitude 5.82

Magnitude difference 1

Separation 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.

Distance (parsec) 462.96

Distance (light year) 1,509.26

Radial Speed 27 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.013 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD70930

SAO Catalogue SAO219848

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP41039

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-48 3734

General Catalogue of Variable Stars Var?

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3294 rise, transit and set times from Baizhang, China are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Shanghai):

Azimuth: 138.6° RISE 10:02

Max altitude: 15.2° TRANSIT 13:45

Azimuth: 221.4° SET 17:29

Name:	Baizhang, China
Latitude:	26° 10' 54.1" N
Longitude:	118° 48' 25.2" E
Timezone:	Asia/Shanghai

Set Location

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