HR3298

Above the horizon. Rise: 9:52 | Tran: 14:07 | Set: 18:22

Alt: 4.54° Az: 160.00° Direction: South-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.

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

Right Ascension 08h 21m 28s

Declination -64° 11’ 17”

Hour Angle 20h 33m 51s

Sidereal Time 04h 55m 20s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 21m 07s

Declination -64° 06’ 21”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 278.2°

Galactic Latitude -15.19°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.12

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.35

Spectral Type G6III

Color Index (B-V) 0.93

Temperature 4917K

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

Distance (parsec) 142.45

Distance (light year) 464.39

Radial Speed -3 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.004 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.025"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD70982

SAO Catalogue SAO250202

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP40926

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-63 940

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3298 rise, transit and set times from Gora, Nigeria are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Africa/Lagos):

Azimuth: 154.2° RISE 9:52

Max altitude: 13.9° TRANSIT 14:07

Azimuth: 205.8° SET 18:22

Name:	Gora, Nigeria
Latitude:	11° 54' 46.4" N
Longitude:	7° 39' 55.1" E
Timezone:	Africa/Lagos

Set Location

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