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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
SunriseRise: 5:53  
clear_day Transit: 12:57  
SunsetSet: 20:02
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HR3324

Altitude: -46.9°   Azimuth: 326.3°   Direction: North-North-West

HR3324 is a variable giant star in the constellation of Puppis.

HR3324 visual magnitude is 5.54. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3324 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 HR3324 is -0.091 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.018 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR3324 star
DSS2 image of HR3324. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3324 during the next 1000 years (-1.52 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.30 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR3324

5.54
Giant

HR3324 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -46.9°
Azimuth: 326.3°
Direction: North-North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3324

HR3324 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 HR3324 are provided in the following table:

08h 26m 41s
-12° 32’ 03”
235.59°
14.59°
Puppis

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3324 in the sky:

Finder chart HR3324 star
Simplified finder chart for HR3324.

Visibility of HR3324 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 HR3324 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: 102.5°
Max altitude: 26.0°
Azimuth: 257.5°

Distance of HR3324 from the Sun and relative movement

HR3324 is distant 267.87 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 61 kilometers per second.

82.17 pc
267.87 ly
61 km/s
-0.091 arcsec/year
-0.018 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3324

HR3324 belongs to spectral class K2 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

0.97
K2III
4328K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3324 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR3324. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR3324

SAO154257
SAO154257