HR3424

Above the horizon. Rise: 9:02 | Tran: 15:40 | Set: 22:18

Alt: 43.08° Az: 150.65° Direction: South

HR3424 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Cancer.

HR3424 visual magnitude is 6.45. Because of its faintness, HR3424 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 HR3424. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3424 during the next 10000 years (-4.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 40m 46s

Declination +07° 55’ 33”

Hour Angle 22h 35m 14s

Sidereal Time 07h 16m 00s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 39m 24s

Declination +08° 01’ 01”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 218.16°

Galactic Latitude 27.62°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.45

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.31

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.08

Temperature 4559K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3424 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3424. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3424 is distant 550.68 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 168.92

Distance (light year) 550.68

Radial Speed 17 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.025 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.037"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD73599

SAO Catalogue SAO116997

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP42462

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+08 2099

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3424 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 82.1° RISE 9:02

Max altitude: 46.4° TRANSIT 15:40

Azimuth: 277.9° SET 22:18

Set Location

Other stars in Cancer