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HR3298

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -60.31°   Az: 135.64°   Direction: South-East

HR3298 is a giant star of spectral class G6 in the constellation of Carina.

HR3298 visual magnitude is 6.12. Because of its faintness, HR3298 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.

Image of HR3298 star
DSS2 image of HR3298. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3298 during the next 10000 years (-0.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

08h 21m 28s
-64° 11’ 09”
15h 30m 42s
23h 52m 10s

J2000

08h 21m 07s
-64° 06’ 21”

Galactic Coordinates

278.2°
-15.19°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR3298 star
Simplified finder chart for HR3298.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.12
Giant

0.35
G6III
4917K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3298 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR3298. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3298 is distant 464.39 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

142.45
464.39
-3 km/s
-0.004 arcsec/y
-0.025"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO250202
SAO250202

Visibility from Your Location

HR3298 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK