HR3315

Above the horizon. Rise: 4:03 | Tran: 7:45 | Set: 11:26

Alt: 12.06° Az: 200.03° Direction: South-South-West

HR3315 is a double giant star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR3315 visual magnitude is 5.28. Because of its faintness, HR3315 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 HR3315. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3315 during the next 10000 years (-4.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 26m 08s

Declination -24° 07’ 40”

Hour Angle 01h 26m 06s

Sidereal Time 09h 52m 14s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 25m 03s

Declination -24° 02’ 45”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 245.15°

Galactic Latitude 7.88°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR3315.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.28

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.68

Spectral Type K5III

Color Index (B-V) 1.48

Temperature 3824K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3315 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3315. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR3315 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR3315 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.28

Secondary star magnitude 8.78

Magnitude difference 3.5

Separation 41 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3315 is distant 506.21 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 26 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 155.28

Distance (light year) 506.21

Radial Speed 26 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.028 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.026"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD71176

SAO Catalogue SAO175783

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP41260

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-23 7277

FK5 Catalogue 1221

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS6800

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3315 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 114.1° RISE 4:03

Max altitude: 14.4° TRANSIT 7:45

Azimuth: 245.9° SET 11:26

Set Location

Other stars in Puppis