HR3411

HR3411 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Hydra.

HR3411 visual magnitude is 6.19. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3411 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 HR3411:

Color of HR3411 ⬤

Magnitude of HR3411 6.19

Class Hypergiant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR3411 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3411

HR3411 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 HR3411 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 08h 37m 27s

Declination J2000 -04° 56’ 00”

Galactic Longitude 230.32°

Galactic Latitude 20.88°

Constellation Hydra

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3411 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR3411.

Visibility of HR3411 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 HR3411 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: 94.9° RISE 11:20

Max altitude: 33.6° TRANSIT 16:54

Azimuth: 265.1° SET 22:27

RIGHT NOW HR3411 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR3411

The image below is a photograph of HR3411 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 HR3411 is -0.006 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.021 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR3411. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3411 during the next 10000 years (-1.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.50 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR3411 from the Sun and relative movement

HR3411 is distant 390.89 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 119.90 pc

Distance (light year) 390.89 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 18 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.006 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.021 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3411

HR3411 belongs to spectral class K0

Absolute magnitude 0.80

Spectral Type K0

Color Index (B-V) 1.05

Temperature of HR3411 4626K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3411 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3411. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR3411

Henry Draper Catalogue HD73281

SAO Catalogue SAO136103

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP42299

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-04 2401

In Evidence

Other stars in Hydra