HR3314

HR3314 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Hydra.

HR3314 visual magnitude is 3.9. Because of its moderate brightness, HR3314 should be easily visible from locations with dark skyes, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR3314:

Color of HR3314 ⬤

Magnitude of HR3314 3.9

Class Hypergiant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR3314 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3314

HR3314 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 HR3314 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 08h 25m 39s

Declination J2000 -03° 54’ 23”

Galactic Longitude 227.78°

Galactic Latitude 18.89°

Constellation Hydra

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3314 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR3314.

Visibility of HR3314 from your location

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

Today's HR3314 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 93.9° RISE 14:50

Max altitude: 34.6° TRANSIT 20:29

Azimuth: 266.1° SET 2:11

RIGHT NOW HR3314 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR3314

The image below is a photograph of HR3314 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 HR3314 is -0.066 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.023 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR3314. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3314 during the next 10000 years (-11.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.83 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR3314 from the Sun and relative movement

HR3314 is distant 124.95 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 38.33 pc

Distance (light year) 124.95 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 10 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.066 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.023 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3314

HR3314 belongs to spectral class A0 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a hypergiant star.

Absolute magnitude 0.98

Spectral Type A0V

Color Index (B-V) -0.02

Temperature of HR3314 10382K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3314 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3314. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR3314

Henry Draper Catalogue HD71155

SAO Catalogue SAO135896

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP41307

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-03 2339

FK5 Catalogue 316

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