HR3356

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -5.75° Az: 181.96° Direction: South

HR3356 is a variable and double main-sequence star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Vela.

HR3356 visual magnitude is 5.79. Because of its faintness, HR3356 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 HR3356. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3356 during the next 100000 years (-5.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 6.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 29m 58s

Declination -44° 14’ 41”

Hour Angle 00h 10m 53s

Sidereal Time 08h 40m 52s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 29m 07s

Declination -44° 09’ 38”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 262.08°

Galactic Latitude -3.08°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR3356.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.79

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -2.66

Spectral Type B2V

Color Index (B-V) -0.16

Temperature 12692K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3356 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3356. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR3356 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR3356 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.79

Secondary star magnitude 5.89

Magnitude difference 0.1

Separation 0.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3356 is distant 1,598.04 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 490.20

Distance (light year) 1,598.04

Radial Speed 3 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.003 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD72067

SAO Catalogue SAO219982

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP41621

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-43 4337

FK5 Catalogue 2665

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 4106

Visibility from Your Location

HR3356 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Vela