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HR3401

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 79.00°   Az: 35.55°   Direction: South-South-West

HR3401 is a main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Ursa Major.

HR3401 visual magnitude is 6.48. Because of its faintness, HR3401 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.

Image of HR3401 star
DSS2 image of HR3401. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3401 during the next 10000 years (-3.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

08h 41m 13s
+59° 50’ 53”
23h 08m 57s
07h 50m 11s

J2000

08h 39m 10s
+59° 56’ 21”

Galactic Coordinates

156.74°
36.63°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR3401.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.48
Main-sequence

1.26
A2V
10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3401 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR3401. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3401 is distant 360.22 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

110.50
360.22
-14 km/s
-0.019 arcsec/y
-0.033"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO14612
SAO14612

Visibility from Your Location

HR3401 is circumpolar and transits at 14:33 UTC (altitude: 81.6°)