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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:05 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:45
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HR3090

Altitude: -82.8°   Azimuth: 65.7°   Direction: East-North-East

HR3090 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Puppis.

HR3090 visual magnitude is 4.24. Because of its moderate brightness, HR3090 should be easily visible from locations with dark skies, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR3090 is 0.004 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.001 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR3090 star
DSS2 image of HR3090. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3090 during the next 100000 years (6.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.67 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR3090

4.24
Hypergiant

HR3090 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -82.8°
Azimuth: 65.7°
Direction: East-North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3090

HR3090 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR3090 are provided in the following table:

07h 53m 18s
-48° 06’ 11”
262.06°
-10.42°
Puppis

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3090 in the sky:

Finder chart HR3090 star
Simplified finder chart for HR3090.

Visibility of HR3090 from your location

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

HR3090 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Distance of HR3090 from the Sun and relative movement

HR3090 is distant 1,940.48 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 41 kilometers per second.

595.24 pc
1,940.48 ly
41 km/s
0.004 arcsec/year
0.001 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3090

HR3090 belongs to spectral class B0 and has a luminosity class of I corresponding to a hypergiant star.

-4.63
B0I
12293K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3090 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR3090. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR3090

SAO219111
SAO219111