HR3425

Above the horizon. Rise: 11:20 | Tran: 15:31 | Set: 19:42

Alt: 18.41° Az: 187.24° Direction: South-South-West

HR3425 is a double giant star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Pyxis.

HR3425 visual magnitude is 6.33. Because of its faintness, HR3425 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 HR3425. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3425 during the next 10000 years (2.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 39m 49s

Declination -19° 49’ 39”

Hour Angle 00h 29m 11s

Sidereal Time 09h 09m 01s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 38m 40s

Declination -19° 44’ 12”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 243.4°

Galactic Latitude 12.93°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.33

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.89

Spectral Type K5III

Color Index (B-V) 1.59

Temperature 3663K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3425 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3425. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR3425 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 HR3425 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.33

Secondary star magnitude 9.33

Magnitude difference 3

Separation 4.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3425 is distant 905.56 light years from the Sun

Distance (parsec) 277.78

Distance (light year) 905.56

Proper Motion RA 0.014 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD73603

SAO Catalogue SAO154492

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP42394

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-19 2489

FK5 Catalogue 2678

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS6903

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3425 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 109.8° RISE 11:20

Max altitude: 18.7° TRANSIT 15:31

Azimuth: 250.2° SET 19:42

Set Location

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