HR3344

Above the horizon. Rise: 11:32 | Tran: 15:21 | Set: 19:10

Alt: 14.91° Az: 188.88° Direction: South-South-West

HR3344 is a star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Pyxis.

HR3344 visual magnitude is 6.51. Because of its faintness, HR3344 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR3344. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3344 during the next 10000 years (-7.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 29m 42s

Declination -23° 09’ 27”

Hour Angle 00h 37m 20s

Sidereal Time 09h 07m 02s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 28m 35s

Declination -23° 04’ 18”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 244.8°

Galactic Latitude 9.1°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.51

Class

Absolute magnitude 0.50

Spectral Type A2

Color Index (B-V) 0.05

Temperature 9542K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3344 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3344. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3344 is distant 519.11 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 54 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 159.24

Distance (light year) 519.11

Radial Speed 54 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.043 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.022"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD71815

SAO Catalogue SAO175902

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP41572

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-22 2286

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3344 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 113.2° RISE 11:32

Max altitude: 15.4° TRANSIT 15:21

Azimuth: 246.8° SET 19:10

Set Location

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