HR3402

Above the horizon. Rise: 12:08 | Tran: 15:28 | Set: 18:48

Alt: 11.42° Az: 185.27° Direction: South-South-West

HR3402 is a main-sequence star of spectral class A1 in the constellation of Pyxis.

HR3402 visual magnitude is 5.96. Because of its faintness, HR3402 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 HR3402. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3402 during the next 10000 years (-3.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 36m 33s

Declination -26° 55’ 58”

Hour Angle 00h 23m 11s

Sidereal Time 08h 59m 45s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 35m 28s

Declination -26° 50’ 36”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 248.82°

Galactic Latitude 8.18°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR3402.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.96

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -1.09

Spectral Type A1V

Color Index (B-V) 0.37

Temperature 7044K

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

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3402. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

Distance (parsec) 257.07

Distance (light year) 838.05

Radial Speed 9 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.022 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.014"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD73072

SAO Catalogue SAO176131

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP42147

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-26 6225

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 116.9° RISE 12:08

Max altitude: 11.6° TRANSIT 15:28

Azimuth: 243.1° SET 18:48

Set Location

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