HR3306

Above the horizon. Rise: 1:57 | Tran: 8:33 | Set: 15:09

Alt: 7.99° Az: 88.00° Direction: East

HR3306 is a double bright giant star of spectral class G7 in the constellation of Cancer.

HR3306 visual magnitude is 5.13. Because of its faintness, HR3306 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 HR3306. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3306 during the next 10000 years (-5.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 27m 14s

Declination +07° 28’ 55”

Hour Angle 18h 13m 45s

Sideral Time 02h 41m 00s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 25m 54s

Declination +07° 33’ 51”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 216.96°

Galactic Latitude 24.43°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR3306.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.13

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -0.08

Spectral Type G7II

Color Index (B-V) 0.94

Temperature 4892K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3306 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3306. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR3306 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR3306 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.13

Secondary star magnitude 10.33

Magnitude difference 5.2

Separation 30.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3306 is distant 359.03 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 110.13

Distance (light year) 359.03

Radial Speed 15 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.034 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.012"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD71115

SAO Catalogue SAO116752

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP41325

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+08 2053

FK5 Catalogue 2655

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS6805

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3306 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 82.5° RISE 1:57

Max altitude: 46.0° TRANSIT 8:33

Azimuth: 277.5° SET 15:09

Set Location

Other stars in Cancer