HR3381

Below the horizon. Rise: 13:14 | Tran: 16:52 | Set: 20:30

Alt: -6.81° Az: 121.71° Direction: East-South-East

HR3381 is a multiple sub-giant star of spectral class A8 in the constellation of Pyxis.

HR3381 visual magnitude is 6.19. Because of its faintness, HR3381 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 HR3381. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3381 during the next 10000 years (-1.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 34m 10s

Declination -24° 41’ 39”

Hour Angle 19h 26m 24s

Sidereal Time 04h 00m 35s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 33m 04s

Declination -24° 36’ 23”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 246.67°

Galactic Latitude 9.05°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR3381.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.19

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 1.72

Spectral Type A8IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.27

Temperature 7658K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3381 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3381. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR3381 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR3381 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.19

Secondary star magnitude 6.39

Magnitude difference 0.2

Separation 0.5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3381 is distant 255.09 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 78.25

Distance (light year) 255.09

Radial Speed -8 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.007 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.016"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD72626

SAO Catalogue SAO176061

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP41949

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-24 7089

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS6871

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3381 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 114.7° RISE 13:14

Max altitude: 13.8° TRANSIT 16:52

Azimuth: 245.3° SET 20:30

Set Location

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