HR3337

Altitude: -12.0° Azimuth: 281.2° Direction: West

HR3337 is a variable and multiple star in the constellation of Hydra.

HR3337 visual magnitude is 6.39. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3337 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 HR3337:

Color of HR3337 ⬤

Magnitude of HR3337 6.39

Class

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HR3337 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -12.0°
Azimuth: 281.2°
Direction: West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3337

HR3337 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 HR3337 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 08h 28m 29s

Declination J2000 -02° 31’ 01”

Galactic Longitude 226.88°

Galactic Latitude 20.2°

Constellation Hydra

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3337 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR3337.

Visibility of HR3337 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 HR3337 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: 92.5° RISE 21:32

Max altitude: 36.0° TRANSIT 3:21

Azimuth: 267.5° SET 9:07

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR3337

The image below is a photograph of HR3337 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 HR3337 is -0.005 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.016 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR3337. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3337 during the next 10000 years (-0.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.67 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR3337 from the Sun and relative movement

HR3337 is distant 277.92 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 85.25 pc

Distance (light year) 277.92 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -14 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.005 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.016 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3337

HR3337 belongs to spectral class A5

Absolute magnitude 1.74

Spectral Type A5

Color Index (B-V) 0.33

Temperature of HR3337 7276K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3337 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3337. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR3337 star system properties

HR3337 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 HR3337 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.39

Secondary star magnitude 6.49

Magnitude difference 0.1

Separation 0.4 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR3337

Henry Draper Catalogue HD71663

SAO Catalogue SAO135958

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP41564

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-02 2581

General Catalogue of Variable Stars LO Hya

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS6828

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