HR3324

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 skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR3324:

Color of HR3324 ⬤

Magnitude of HR3324 5.54

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR3324 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 16°.

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:

Right Ascension J2000 08h 26m 41s

Declination J2000 -12° 32’ 03”

Galactic Longitude 235.59°

Galactic Latitude 14.59°

Constellation Puppis

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

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° RISE 12:09

Max altitude: 26.0° TRANSIT 17:02

Azimuth: 257.5° SET 21:56

RIGHT NOW HR3324 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR3324

The image below is a photograph of HR3324 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 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.

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);

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.

Distance (parsec) 82.17 pc

Distance (light year) 267.87 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 61 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.091 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -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.

Absolute magnitude 0.97

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.19

Temperature of HR3324 4328K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3324 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

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

Alternative designations of HR3324

Henry Draper Catalogue HD71377

SAO Catalogue SAO154257

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP41395

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-12 2524

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 4085

In Evidence

Other stars in Puppis