HR3342

Above the horizon. Rise: 12:51 | Tran: 17:59 | Set: 23:07

Alt: 24.24° Az: 209.97° Direction: South-South-West

HR3342 is a giant star of spectral class F2 in the constellation of Hydra.

HR3342 visual magnitude is 6. Because of its faintness, HR3342 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 HR3342. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3342 during the next 10000 years (-2.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 30m 04s

Declination -09° 50’ 02”

Hour Angle 01h 50m 08s

Sidereal Time 10h 20m 12s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 28m 50s

Declination -09° 44’ 53”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 233.45°

Galactic Latitude 16.53°

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Finder chart for HR3342.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.40

Spectral Type F2III

Color Index (B-V) 0.42

Temperature 6776K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3342 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3342. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3342 is distant 984.89 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 302.11

Distance (light year) 984.89

Radial Speed 3 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.012 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD71766

SAO Catalogue SAO135965

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP41597

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-09 2532

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3342 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 99.8° RISE 12:51

Max altitude: 28.7° TRANSIT 17:59

Azimuth: 260.2° SET 23:07

Set Location

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