HR3368

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -30.50° Az: 142.34° Direction: South-East

HR3368 is a double hypergiant star of spectral class G0 in the constellation of Carina.

HR3368 visual magnitude is 6.36. Because of its faintness, HR3368 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 HR3368. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3368 during the next 10000 years (-2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 30m 14s

Declination -55° 16’ 30”

Hour Angle 19h 29m 50s

Sideral Time 04h 00m 05s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 29m 36s

Declination -55° 11’ 27”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 271.17°

Galactic Latitude -9.4°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR3368.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.36

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -0.36

Spectral Type G0V

Color Index (B-V) 0.8

Temperature 5281K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3368 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3368. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR3368 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of medium or large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR3368 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.36

Secondary star magnitude 12.26

Magnitude difference 5.9

Separation 2.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3368 is distant 721.24 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 221.24

Distance (light year) 721.24

Radial Speed -12 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.015 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD72322

SAO Catalogue SAO236032

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP41653

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-54 1667

Visibility from Your Location

HR3368 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Carina