HR3419

Above the horizon. Rise: 13:20 | Tran: 15:30 | Set: 17:40

Alt: 4.63° Az: 182.90° Direction: South-South-West

HR3419 is a multiple hypergiant star of spectral class F0 in the constellation of Pyxis.

HR3419 visual magnitude is 6.48. Because of its faintness, HR3419 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 HR3419. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3419 during the next 10000 years (-3.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 38m 30s

Declination -33° 50’ 09”

Hour Angle 00h 13m 53s

Sidereal Time 08h 52m 24s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 37m 29s

Declination -33° 44’ 44”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 254.66°

Galactic Latitude 4.42°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR3419.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.48

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 2.61

Spectral Type F0IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.33

Temperature 7276K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3419 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3419. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR3419 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR3419 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.48

Secondary star magnitude 11.78

Magnitude difference 5.3

Separation 22.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3419 is distant 194.16 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 59.56

Distance (light year) 194.16

Radial Speed 12 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.021 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.046"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD73476

SAO Catalogue SAO199436

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP42302

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-33 5257

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3419 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 123.8° RISE 13:20

Max altitude: 4.7° TRANSIT 15:30

Azimuth: 236.2° SET 17:40

Set Location

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