HR3364

Above the horizon. Rise: 14:04 | Tran: 15:23 | Set: 16:42

Alt: 1.49° Az: 185.67° Direction: South-South-West

HR3364 is a variable supergiant star of spectral class M2 in the constellation of Pyxis.

HR3364 visual magnitude is 6.69. Because of its faintness, HR3364 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR3364. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3364 during the next 10000 years (-3.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 31m 27s

Declination -36° 48’ 28”

Hour Angle 00h 28m 19s

Sidereal Time 08h 59m 47s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 30m 29s

Declination -36° 43’ 15”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 256.21°

Galactic Latitude 1.5°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.69

Class Supergiant

Absolute magnitude -4.05

Spectral Type M2I

Color Index (B-V) 1.95

Temperature 3222K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3364 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3364. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3364 is distant 4,591.55 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 25 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 1,408.45

Distance (light year) 4,591.55

Radial Speed 25 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.019 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.012"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD72268

SAO Catalogue SAO199310

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP41726

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-36 4715

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 4115

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3364 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 126.8° RISE 14:04

Max altitude: 1.7° TRANSIT 15:23

Azimuth: 233.2° SET 16:42

Set Location

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