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HR3417

Altitude: -56.8°   Azimuth: 207.1°   Direction: South-South-West

HR3417 is a giant star in the constellation of Volans.

HR3417 visual magnitude is 6.12. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3417 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR3417 is -0.038 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.082 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR3417 star
DSS2 image of HR3417. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3417 during the next 10000 years (-6.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 13.67 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR3417

6.12
Giant

HR3417 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -56.8°
Azimuth: 207.1°
Direction: South-South-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3417

HR3417 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR3417 are provided in the following table:

08h 32m 42s
-73° 21’ 24”
287.03°
-19.14°
Volans

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3417 in the sky:

Finder chart HR3417 star
Simplified finder chart for HR3417.

Visibility of HR3417 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR3417 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Distance of HR3417 from the Sun and relative movement

HR3417 is distant 381.29 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 27 kilometers per second.

116.96 pc
381.29 ly
-27 km/s
-0.038 arcsec/year
0.082 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3417

HR3417 belongs to spectral class G8 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

0.78
G8III
4866K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3417 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR3417. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR3417

SAO256524
SAO256524