HR3392

HR3392 is a giant star in the constellation of Hydra.

HR3392 visual magnitude is 6.33. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3392 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 HR3392:

Color of HR3392 ⬤

Magnitude of HR3392 6.33

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR3392 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3392

HR3392 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR3392 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 08h 35m 24s

Declination J2000 +02° 44’ 36”

Galactic Longitude 222.85°

Galactic Latitude 24.3°

Constellation Hydra

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3392 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR3392.

Visibility of HR3392 from your location

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

Today's HR3392 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 87.3° RISE 10:55

Max altitude: 41.3° TRANSIT 17:07

Azimuth: 272.7° SET 23:19

RIGHT NOW HR3392 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR3392

The image below is a photograph of HR3392 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 HR3392 is -0.006 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.007 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR3392. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3392 during the next 100000 years (-10.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 11.67 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR3392 from the Sun and relative movement

HR3392 is distant 550.68 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 168.92 pc

Distance (light year) 550.68 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -4 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.006 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.007 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3392

HR3392 belongs to spectral class G9 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude 0.19

Spectral Type G9III

Color Index (B-V) 1.02

Temperature of HR3392 4695K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3392 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3392. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR3392

Henry Draper Catalogue HD72908

SAO Catalogue SAO116920

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP42142

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+03 2014

In Evidence

Other stars in Hydra