HR3428

Above the horizon. Rise: 9:28 | Tran: 17:12 | Set: 0:55

Alt: 49.92° Az: 131.10° Direction: South-East

HR3428 is a multiple giant star of spectral class G9 in the constellation of Cancer.

HR3428 visual magnitude is 6.44. Because of its faintness, HR3428 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 HR3428. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3428 during the next 10000 years (-5.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 41m 49s

Declination +19° 34’ 42”

Hour Angle 21h 56m 01s

Sidereal Time 06h 37m 50s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 40m 22s

Declination +19° 40’ 12”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 205.89°

Galactic Latitude 32.48°

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Finder chart for HR3428.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.44

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.39

Spectral Type G9III

Color Index (B-V) 1.02

Temperature 4695K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3428 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3428. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR3428 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR3428 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.44

Secondary star magnitude 7.74

Magnitude difference 1.3

Separation 63.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3428 is distant 756.38 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 36 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 232.02

Distance (light year) 756.38

Radial Speed 36 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.035 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.017"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD73710

SAO Catalogue SAO98021

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP42549

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+20 2166

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS6921

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3428 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 70.4° RISE 9:28

Max altitude: 58.1° TRANSIT 17:12

Azimuth: 289.6° SET 0:55

Set Location

Other stars in Cancer