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HR3395

HR3395 is a multiple main-sequence star in the constellation of Cancer.

HR3395 visual magnitude is 5.99. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3395 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 HR3395:

5.99
Main-sequence
HR3395 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 25°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3395

HR3395 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 HR3395 are provided in the following table:

08h 35m 51s
+06° 37’ 12”
219.12°
26.2°
Cancer

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3395 in the sky:

Finder chart HR3395 star
Simplified finder chart for HR3395.

Visibility of HR3395 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 HR3395 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: 83.4°
Max altitude: 45.1°
Azimuth: 276.6°
HR3395 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR3395

The image below is a photograph of HR3395 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 HR3395 is -0.128 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.143 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR3395 star
DSS2 image of HR3395. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3395 during the next 1000 years (-2.13 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.38 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR3395 from the Sun and relative movement

HR3395 is distant 86.52 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 25 kilometers per second.

26.54 pc
86.52 ly
25 km/s
-0.128 arcsec/year
-0.143 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3395

HR3395 belongs to spectral class F8 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

3.87
F8V
6300K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3395 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR3395. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR3395 star system properties

HR3395 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR3395 double sysyem:

5.99
7.19
1.2
10.3 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR3395

SAO116929
SAO116929
Gl 310.1A