HR3300
HR3300 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Vela.
HR3300 visual magnitude is 5.85. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3300 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.
The proper motion of HR3300 is -0.01 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.008 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Key facts about HR3300
HR3300 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.
Altitude: -36.6°
Azimuth: 229.8°
Direction: South-West
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3300
HR3300 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR3300 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3300 in the sky:
Visibility of HR3300 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
HR3300 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom
Distance of HR3300 from the Sun and relative movement
HR3300 is distant 238.30 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of HR3300
HR3300 belongs to spectral class A0 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a hypergiant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3300 is situated in the HertzsprungāRussell diagram.
