HR3305

HR3305 is a giant star in the constellation of Hydra.

HR3305 visual magnitude is 5.73. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3305 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR3305:

Color of HR3305 ⬤

Magnitude of HR3305 5.73

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR3305 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 40°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3305

HR3305 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR3305 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 08h 25m 35s

Declination J2000 +02° 06’ 07”

Galactic Longitude 222.19°

Galactic Latitude 21.83°

Constellation Hydra

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3305 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR3305.

Visibility of HR3305 from your location

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

Today's HR3305 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 87.9° RISE 10:49

Max altitude: 40.6° TRANSIT 16:57

Azimuth: 272.1° SET 23:06

RIGHT NOW HR3305 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR3305

The image below is a photograph of HR3305 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR3305 is -0.02 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.006 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR3305. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3305 during the next 10000 years (-3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.00 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR3305 from the Sun and relative movement

HR3305 is distant 601.48 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 184.50 pc

Distance (light year) 601.48 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 12 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.02 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.006 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3305

HR3305 belongs to spectral class K5 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude -0.60

Spectral Type K5III

Color Index (B-V) 1.53

Temperature of HR3305 3749K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3305 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3305. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR3305

Henry Draper Catalogue HD71095

SAO Catalogue SAO116747

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP41299

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+02 1965

FK5 Catalogue 2654

In Evidence

Other stars in Hydra