HR3371

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -25.13° Az: 228.63° Direction: South-West

HR3371 is a double sub-giant star of spectral class B4 in the constellation of Vela.

HR3371 visual magnitude is 6.3. Because of its faintness, HR3371 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 HR3371. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3371 during the next 10000 years (-2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 31m 29s

Declination -44° 49’ 20”

Hour Angle 04h 53m 14s

Sidereal Time 13h 24m 44s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 30m 39s

Declination -44° 44’ 13”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 262.71°

Galactic Latitude -3.19°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR3371.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.3

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude -2.88

Spectral Type B4IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.02

Temperature 10382K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3371 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3371. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR3371 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR3371 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.3

Secondary star magnitude 10.8

Magnitude difference 4.5

Separation 3.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3371 is distant 2,232.88 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 684.93

Distance (light year) 2,232.88

Radial Speed 24 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.013 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.011"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD72350

SAO Catalogue SAO220025

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP41737

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-44 4477

Visibility from Your Location

HR3371 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

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