HR3351

HR3351 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Lynx.

HR3351 visual magnitude is 6.24. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3351 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 HR3351:

Color of HR3351 ⬤

Magnitude of HR3351 6.24

Class Hypergiant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR3351 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 19°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3351

HR3351 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR3351 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 08h 32m 33s

Declination J2000 +53° 06’ 52”

Galactic Longitude 165.3°

Galactic Latitude 36.36°

Constellation Lynx

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3351 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR3351.

Visibility of HR3351 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR3351 is circumpolar and transits at 15:45 UTC (altitude: 88.4°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR3351

The image below is a photograph of HR3351 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 HR3351 is 0.013 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.077 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR3351. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3351 during the next 10000 years (2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -12.83 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR3351 from the Sun and relative movement

HR3351 is distant 195.80 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 44 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 60.06 pc

Distance (light year) 195.80 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 44 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.013 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.077 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3351

HR3351 belongs to spectral class K0 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a hypergiant star.

Absolute magnitude 2.35

Spectral Type K0IV

Color Index (B-V) 1.01

Temperature of HR3351 4719K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3351 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3351. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR3351

Henry Draper Catalogue HD71952

SAO Catalogue SAO26896

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP41894

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+53 1259

In Evidence

Other stars in Lynx