HR3337

Below the horizon. Rise: 12:02 | Tran: 17:47 | Set: 23:32

Alt: -11.47° Az: 79.60° Direction: East

HR3337 is a variable and multiple star of spectral class A5 in the constellation of Hydra.

HR3337 visual magnitude is 6.39. Because of its faintness, HR3337 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 29m 46s

Declination -02° 36’ 10”

Hour Angle 16h 59m 05s

Sidereal Time 01h 28m 51s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 28m 29s

Declination -02° 31’ 01”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 226.88°

Galactic Latitude 20.2°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.39

Class

Absolute magnitude 1.74

Spectral Type A5

Color Index (B-V) 0.33

Temperature 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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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

Distance (light year) 277.92

Radial Speed -14 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.005 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.016"/y

Alternative Designations

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

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3337 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 92.6° RISE 12:02

Max altitude: 35.9° TRANSIT 17:47

Azimuth: 267.4° SET 23:32

Set Location

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