HR3331

HR3331 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Puppis.

HR3331 visual magnitude is 6.73. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3331 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 HR3331:

Color of HR3331 ⬤

Magnitude of HR3331 6.73

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR3331 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3331

HR3331 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR3331 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 08h 26m 50s

Declination J2000 -29° 12’ 55”

Galactic Longitude 249.65°

Galactic Latitude 5.25°

Constellation Puppis

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3331 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR3331.

Visibility of HR3331 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 HR3331 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: 119.2° RISE 14:02

Max altitude: 9.3° TRANSIT 17:03

Azimuth: 240.8° SET 20:03

RIGHT NOW HR3331 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR3331

The image below is a photograph of HR3331 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 HR3331 is -0.005 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.017 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR3331. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3331 during the next 10000 years (-0.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.83 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR3331 from the Sun and relative movement

HR3331 is distant 1,120.27 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 37 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 343.64 pc

Distance (light year) 1,120.27 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 37 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.005 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.017 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3331

HR3331 belongs to spectral class B9 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude -0.95

Spectral Type B9V

Color Index (B-V) -0.05

Temperature of HR3331 10795K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3331 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3331. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR3331

Henry Draper Catalogue HD71523

SAO Catalogue SAO175851

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP41413

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-28 6048

In Evidence

Other stars in Puppis