HR3296

Below the horizon. Rise: 9:25 | Tran: 9:48 | Set: 10:12

Alt: -32.46° Az: 247.54° Direction: West-South-West

HR3296 is a variable giant star of spectral class M1 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR3296 visual magnitude is 6.32. Because of its faintness, HR3296 is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

DSS2 image of HR3296. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3296 during the next 10000 years (4.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 24m 12s

Declination -38° 21’ 59”

Hour Angle 06h 24m 02s

Sideral Time 14h 48m 14s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 23m 17s

Declination -38° 17’ 08”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 256.65°

Galactic Latitude -0.57°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR3296.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.32

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.84

Spectral Type M1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.63

Temperature 3608K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3296 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3296. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3296 is distant 1,399.14 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 429.18

Distance (light year) 1,399.14

Radial Speed -9 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.028 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD70946

SAO Catalogue SAO199166

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP41107

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-37 4638

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 4056

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3296 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 128.4° RISE 9:25

Max altitude: 0.2° TRANSIT 9:48

Azimuth: 231.6° SET 10:12

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Puppis