HR3402

HR3402 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Pyxis.

HR3402 visual magnitude is 5.96. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3402 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 HR3402:

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3402

HR3402 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern emisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR3402 are provided in the following table:

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3402 in the sky:

Visibility of HR3402 from your location

Today's HR3402 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR3402

The image below is a photograph of HR3402 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 HR3402 is -0.022 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.014 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of HR3402 from the Sun and relative movement

HR3402 is distant 838.05 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

Spectral properties of HR3402

HR3402 belongs to spectral class A1 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3402 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

Alternative designations of HR3402