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HR3303

Altitude: 46.9°   Azimuth: 325.6°   Direction: North-West

HR3303 is a giant star in the constellation of Ursa Major.

HR3303 visual magnitude is 5.88. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3303 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 HR3303 is -0.066 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.01 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR3303 star
DSS2 image of HR3303. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3303 during the next 10000 years (-11.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.67 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR3303

5.88
Giant

HR3303 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 46.9°
Azimuth: 325.6°
Direction: North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3303

HR3303 is situated close to the northern celestial pole and, as such, it is visible for most part of the year from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR3303 are provided in the following table:

08h 29m 46s
+67° 17’ 50”
148.07°
34.3°
Ursa Major

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3303 in the sky:

Finder chart HR3303 star
Simplified finder chart for HR3303.

Visibility of HR3303 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR3303 is circumpolar and transits at 20:38 UTC (altitude: 74.2°)

Distance of HR3303 from the Sun and relative movement

HR3303 is distant 322.13 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

98.81 pc
322.13 ly
-3 km/s
-0.066 arcsec/year
0.01 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3303

HR3303 belongs to spectral class G8 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

0.91
G8III
4816K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3303 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR3303. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR3303

SAO14568
SAO14568