HR3338

Above the horizon. Rise: 2:59 | Tran: 8:11 | Set: 13:24

Alt: 16.58° Az: 230.71° Direction: South-West

HR3338 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Hydra.

HR3338 visual magnitude is 6.43. Because of its faintness, HR3338 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 HR3338. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3338 during the next 10000 years (-0.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 29m 31s

Declination -08° 53’ 58”

Hour Angle 03h 14m 37s

Sideral Time 11h 44m 09s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 28m 19s

Declination -08° 48’ 57”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 232.55°

Galactic Latitude 16.91°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR3338.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.43

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -0.65

Spectral Type K0

Color Index (B-V) 1.2

Temperature 4309K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3338 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3338. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3338 is distant 848.96 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 260.42

Distance (light year) 848.96

Radial Speed 11 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.001 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.04"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD71665

SAO Catalogue SAO135956

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP41547

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-08 2374

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3338 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 98.9° RISE 2:59

Max altitude: 29.6° TRANSIT 8:11

Azimuth: 261.1° SET 13:24

Set Location

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