3 Equulei

Below the horizon. Rise: 21:17 | Tran: 3:47 | Set: 10:14

Alt: -3.91° Az: 75.94° Direction: South-West

3 Equulei is a double giant star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Equuleus.

3 Equulei visual magnitude is 5.61. Because of its faintness, 3 Equulei 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 3 Equulei. The red arrow shows the motion of 3 Equulei during the next 10000 years (2.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 21h 05m 50s

Declination +05° 36’ 19”

Hour Angle 17h 06m 03s

Sidereal Time 14h 11m 54s

J2000

Right Ascension 21h 04m 34s

Declination +05° 30’ 10”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 54.83°

Galactic Latitude -26.26°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.61

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.01

Spectral Type K5III

Color Index (B-V) 1.65

Temperature 3581K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where 3 Equulei is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of 3 Equulei. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

3 Equulei 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 3 Equulei double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.61

Secondary star magnitude 12.51

Magnitude difference 6.9

Separation 81.7 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

3 Equulei is distant 687.76 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 210.97

Distance (light year) 687.76

Radial Speed -16 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.017 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

Flamsteed designation 3 Equulei

Henry Draper Catalogue HD200644

SAO Catalogue SAO126518

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP104031

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+04 4606

Visibility from Your Location

Today's 3 Equulei rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 84.4° RISE 21:17

Max altitude: 44.1° TRANSIT 3:47

Azimuth: 275.6° SET 10:14

Set Location

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