HR3379

Altitude: 36.8° Azimuth: 349.8° Direction: North

HR3379 is a giant star in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

HR3379 visual magnitude is 6.15. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3379 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR3379:

Color of HR3379 ⬤

Magnitude of HR3379 6.15

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW

HR3379 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 36.8°
Azimuth: 349.8°
Direction: North

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3379

HR3379 is situated close to the northern celestial pole and, as such, it is visible for most part of the year from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR3379 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 08h 39m 42s

Declination J2000 +73° 37’ 46”

Galactic Longitude 140.44°

Galactic Latitude 33.48°

Constellation Camelopardalis

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3379 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR3379.

Visibility of HR3379 from your location

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

HR3379 is circumpolar and transits at 15:20 UTC (altitude: 67.9°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR3379

The image below is a photograph of HR3379 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR3379 is -0.015 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.099 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR3379. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3379 during the next 1000 years (-0.25 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.65 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR3379 from the Sun and relative movement

HR3379 is distant 355.12 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 108.93 pc

Distance (light year) 355.12 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 16 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.015 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.099 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3379

HR3379 belongs to spectral class G7 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude 0.96

Spectral Type G7III

Color Index (B-V) 1.02

Temperature of HR3379 4695K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3379 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3379. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR3379

Henry Draper Catalogue HD72582

SAO Catalogue SAO6605

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP42484

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+74 370

FK5 Catalogue 322

In Evidence

Other stars in Camelopardalis