HR3335

Above the horizon. Rise: 11:16 | Tran: 15:20 | Set: 19:24

Alt: 17.05° Az: 189.84° Direction: South-South-West

HR3335 is a variable and double main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Pyxis.

HR3335 visual magnitude is 6.56. Because of its faintness, HR3335 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR3335. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3335 during the next 10000 years (1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 28m 41s

Declination -20° 55’ 45”

Hour Angle 00h 40m 17s

Sidereal Time 09h 08m 59s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 27m 33s

Declination -20° 50’ 38”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 242.8°

Galactic Latitude 10.16°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR3335.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.56

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -0.17

Spectral Type A2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.04

Temperature 9652K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3335 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3335. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR3335 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 HR3335 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.56

Secondary star magnitude 7.66

Magnitude difference 1.1

Separation 0.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3335 is distant 722.84 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 221.73

Distance (light year) 722.84

Radial Speed 1 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.01 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD71581

SAO Catalogue SAO175870

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP41475

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-20 2538

General Catalogue of Variable Stars VV Pyx

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3335 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 110.9° RISE 11:16

Max altitude: 17.6° TRANSIT 15:20

Azimuth: 249.1° SET 19:24

Set Location

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