HR3362

Above the horizon. Rise: 12:53 | Tran: 15:23 | Set: 17:52

Alt: 5.87° Az: 187.97° Direction: South-South-West

HR3362 is a variable giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Pyxis.

HR3362 visual magnitude is 5.65. Because of its faintness, HR3362 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 HR3362. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3362 during the next 10000 years (-2.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 31m 29s

Declination -32° 14’ 46”

Hour Angle 00h 37m 32s

Sidereal Time 09h 09m 02s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 30m 28s

Declination -32° 09’ 33”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 252.51°

Galactic Latitude 4.18°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.65

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -2.17

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.49

Temperature 3809K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3362 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3362. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3362 is distant 1,194.14 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 366.30

Distance (light year) 1,194.14

Radial Speed 19 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.016 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.005"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD72227

SAO Catalogue SAO199308

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP41723

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-31 6165

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 4113

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3362 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 122.2° RISE 12:53

Max altitude: 6.3° TRANSIT 15:23

Azimuth: 237.8° SET 17:52

Set Location

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