HR3344

HR3344 is a star in the constellation of Pyxis.

HR3344 visual magnitude is 6.51. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3344 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 HR3344:

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3344

HR3344 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 HR3344 are provided in the following table:

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3344 in the sky:

Visibility of HR3344 from your location

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

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR3344

The image below is a photograph of HR3344 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 HR3344 is -0.043 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.022 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of HR3344 from the Sun and relative movement

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.

Spectral properties of HR3344

HR3344 belongs to spectral class A2

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

Alternative designations of HR3344