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HR3308

Altitude: -2.0°   Azimuth: 233.9°   Direction: South-West

HR3308 is a star in the constellation of Puppis.

HR3308 visual magnitude is 5.68. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3308 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 HR3308 is -0.041 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.042 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR3308 star
DSS2 image of HR3308. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3308 during the next 10000 years (-6.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 7.00 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR3308

5.68

HR3308 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -2.0°
Azimuth: 233.9°
Direction: South-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3308

HR3308 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 HR3308 are provided in the following table:

08h 24m 55s
-23° 09’ 12”
244.38°
8.36°
Puppis

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3308 in the sky:

Finder chart HR3308 star
Simplified finder chart for HR3308.

Visibility of HR3308 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 HR3308 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: 113.2°
Max altitude: 15.4°
Azimuth: 246.8°

Distance of HR3308 from the Sun and relative movement

HR3308 is distant 630.56 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 26 kilometers per second.

193.42 pc
630.56 ly
26 km/s
-0.041 arcsec/year
0.042 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3308

HR3308 belongs to spectral class A2

-0.75
A2
9434K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3308 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR3308. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR3308

SAO175777
SAO175777