HR3322

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -27.95° Az: 124.73° Direction: South-East

HR3322 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class B3 in the constellation of Puppis.

HR3322 visual magnitude is 5.98. Because of its faintness, HR3322 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 HR3322. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3322 during the next 10000 years (-1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 25m 48s

Declination -42° 51’ 04”

Hour Angle 18h 31m 55s

Sideral Time 02h 57m 44s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 24m 57s

Declination -42° 46’ 09”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 260.5°

Galactic Latitude -2.89°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR3322.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.98

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -3.91

Spectral Type B3V

Color Index (B-V) -0.17

Temperature 12902K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3322 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3322. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR3322 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR3322 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.98

Secondary star magnitude 6.38

Magnitude difference 0.4

Separation 0.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3322 is distant 3,104.76 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 23 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 952.38

Distance (light year) 3,104.76

Radial Speed 23 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.011 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.019"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD71302

SAO Catalogue SAO219890

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP41250

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-42 4219

Visibility from Your Location

HR3322 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Puppis