HR3295

Altitude: 16.0° Azimuth: 119.9° Direction: East-South-East

HR3295 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Hydra.

HR3295 visual magnitude is 6.01. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3295 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 HR3295:

Color of HR3295 ⬤

Magnitude of HR3295 6.01

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW

HR3295 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 16.0°
Azimuth: 119.9°
Direction: East-South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3295

HR3295 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR3295 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 08h 24m 36s

Declination J2000 -04° 43’ 00”

Galactic Longitude 228.37°

Galactic Latitude 18.25°

Constellation Hydra

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3295 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR3295.

Visibility of HR3295 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 HR3295 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: 94.7° RISE 10:35

Max altitude: 33.8° TRANSIT 16:09

Azimuth: 265.3° SET 21:44

RIGHT NOW HR3295 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR3295

The image below is a photograph of HR3295 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 HR3295 is 0.022 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.051 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR3295. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3295 during the next 10000 years (3.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.50 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR3295 from the Sun and relative movement

HR3295 is distant 210.87 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 35 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 64.68 pc

Distance (light year) 210.87 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -35 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.022 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.051 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3295

HR3295 belongs to spectral class F2 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 1.96

Spectral Type F2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.46

Temperature of HR3295 6576K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3295 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3295. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR3295

Henry Draper Catalogue HD70937

SAO Catalogue SAO135882

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP41214

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-04 2328

In Evidence

Other stars in Hydra