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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
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HR3376

Altitude: -20.8°   Azimuth: 29.5°   Direction: North-North-East

HR3376 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Cancer.

HR3376 visual magnitude is 6.28. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3376 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR3376 is -0.029 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.045 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR3376 star
DSS2 image of HR3376. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3376 during the next 10000 years (-4.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.50 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR3376

6.28
Hypergiant

HR3376 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -20.8°
Azimuth: 29.5°
Direction: North-North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3376

HR3376 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR3376 are provided in the following table:

08h 33m 45s
+13° 15’ 25”
212.12°
28.59°
Cancer

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3376 in the sky:

Finder chart HR3376 star
Simplified finder chart for HR3376.

Visibility of HR3376 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's HR3376 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 76.7°
Max altitude: 51.8°
Azimuth: 283.3°

Distance of HR3376 from the Sun and relative movement

HR3376 is distant 305.53 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 28 kilometers per second.

93.72 pc
305.53 ly
28 km/s
-0.029 arcsec/year
-0.045 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3376

HR3376 belongs to spectral class K0 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a hypergiant star.

1.42
K0III
4368K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3376 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR3376. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR3376

SAO97913
SAO97913