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HR 3080

Knowledge graphHR 3080HD 64440HIP 38414

Scientific overview

HR 3080 is a star in the constellation Puppis (Puppis), lying about 352.6 light-years from Earth.

Class G. Yellow stars like the Sun. On the main sequence they steadily fuse hydrogen into helium. Such stars have surface temperatures around 5,200–6,000 K and appear yellow to the eye.

Physical properties

Spectral typeG5III...
Luminosity classIII
Apparent magnitude3.71
Absolute magnitude-1.46
Luminosity (Sun = 1)334
Colour index (B−V)1.012
Distance352.6 ly (108.11 pc)

Values are real catalogue data; fields without a reliable value are omitted, never estimated.

Precision measurements

Astrometry and astrophysics from SIMBAD

Parallax8.9838 ± 0.2277 masSIMBAD · measured
Proper motion (RA)-11.774 mas/yrSIMBAD · measured
Proper motion (Dec)7.368 mas/yrSIMBAD · measured
Radial velocity24 ± 0.9 km/sSIMBAD · measured
Spectral typeK1/2II+ASIMBAD · catalogued
Right ascension (ICRS)118.1 degSIMBAD · measured
Declination (ICRS)-40.5758 degSIMBAD · measured
Full field-level provenance
  • Parallax: Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg (CDS) · SIMBAD · basic · plx_value · 2020yCat.1350....0G · direct catalogue measurement · retrieved 2026-07-11
  • Proper motion (RA): Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg (CDS) · SIMBAD · basic · pmra · 2020yCat.1350....0G · direct catalogue measurement · retrieved 2026-07-11
  • Proper motion (Dec): Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg (CDS) · SIMBAD · basic · pmdec · 2020yCat.1350....0G · direct catalogue measurement · retrieved 2026-07-11
  • Radial velocity: Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg (CDS) · SIMBAD · basic · rvz_radvel · 1953GCRV..C......0W · direct catalogue measurement · retrieved 2026-07-11
  • Spectral type: Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg (CDS) · SIMBAD · basic · sp_type · 1978MSS...C02....0H · catalogue identifier/value · retrieved 2026-07-11
  • Right ascension (ICRS): Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg (CDS) · SIMBAD · basic · ra · 2020yCat.1350....0G · direct catalogue measurement · retrieved 2026-07-11
  • Declination (ICRS): Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg (CDS) · SIMBAD · basic · dec · 2020yCat.1350....0G · direct catalogue measurement · retrieved 2026-07-11

measured = direct catalogue value · estimated = Bayesian inference (Bailer-Jones distance) · modeled = model output (Gaia GSP-Phot). Fields a source did not provide are omitted, never invented.

Location in the sky

Constellation
Puppis
Hemisphere
Southern
Best seen
Winter (N. evening sky)
RA / Dec
7.8703h / -40.5758°

Knowledge connections

  • In constellationPuppis

Sources

The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.

  • HYG DatabaseHYG Database (Hipparcos + Yale Bright Star + Gliese), by D. Nash / astronexus

    Aggregated, openly-licensed star catalogue combining Hipparcos, the Yale Bright Star Catalogue, and the Gliese Catalogue of Nearby Stars.

  • HipparcosESA Hipparcos space astrometry mission

    High-precision parallax, magnitude, and position for ~118,000 stars.