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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:20 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:30
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HR3336

Altitude: -19.5°   Azimuth: 116.7°   Direction: East-South-East

HR3336 is a giant star in the constellation of Pyxis.

HR3336 visual magnitude is 6.33. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3336 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 HR3336 is -0.016 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.011 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR3336 star
DSS2 image of HR3336. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3336 during the next 10000 years (-2.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.83 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR3336

6.33
Giant

HR3336 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -19.5°
Azimuth: 116.7°
Direction: East-South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3336

HR3336 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 HR3336 are provided in the following table:

08h 27m 16s
-31° 40’ 23”
251.71°
3.91°
Pyxis

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3336 in the sky:

Finder chart HR3336 star
Simplified finder chart for HR3336.

Visibility of HR3336 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's HR3336 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 121.7°
Max altitude: 6.8°
Azimuth: 238.3°

Distance of HR3336 from the Sun and relative movement

HR3336 is distant 684.87 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

210.08 pc
684.87 ly
-1 km/s
-0.016 arcsec/year
-0.011 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3336

HR3336 belongs to spectral class G8 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

-0.28
G8III
4996K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3336 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR3336. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR3336

SAO199246
SAO199246