HR3330

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -82.37° Az: 97.31° Direction: East

HR3330 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Vela.

HR3330 visual magnitude is 5.17. Because of its faintness, HR3330 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 HR3330. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3330 during the next 10000 years (-6.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 26m 14s

Declination -51° 48’ 43”

Hour Angle 12h 49m 13s

Sidereal Time 21h 15m 28s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 25m 31s

Declination -51° 43’ 41”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 267.94°

Galactic Latitude -7.93°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR3330.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.17

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -1.41

Spectral Type B2V

Color Index (B-V) -0.16

Temperature 12692K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3330 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3330. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR3330 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR3330 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.17

Secondary star magnitude 9.37

Magnitude difference 4.2

Separation 25.7 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3330 is distant 673.55 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 206.61

Distance (light year) 673.55

Radial Speed 18 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.041 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.012"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD71510

SAO Catalogue SAO235962

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP41296

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-51 3004

Visibility from Your Location

HR3330 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Vela