HR3430

Below the horizon. Rise: 13:07 | Tran: 16:58 | Set: 20:50

Alt: -6.37° Az: 118.98° Direction: East-South-East

HR3430 is a multiple sub-giant star of spectral class G6 in the constellation of Pyxis.

HR3430 visual magnitude is 5.05. Because of its faintness, HR3430 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 HR3430. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3430 during the next 1000 years (-3.92 arcmin in Right Ascension and 7.27 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 40m 15s

Declination -22° 45’ 09”

Hour Angle 19h 17m 56s

Sidereal Time 03h 58m 12s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 39m 07s

Declination -22° 39’ 42”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 245.9°

Galactic Latitude 11.31°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR3430.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.05

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 3.55

Spectral Type G6IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.73

Temperature 5501K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3430 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3430. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR3430 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR3430 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.05

Secondary star magnitude 6.35

Magnitude difference 1.3

Separation 0.8 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3430 is distant 64.94 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 43 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 19.92

Distance (light year) 64.94

Radial Speed 43 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.235 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.436"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD73752

SAO Catalogue SAO176226

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP42430

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-22 2345

Gliese Catalogue Gl 314 A

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS6914

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3430 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 112.8° RISE 13:07

Max altitude: 15.8° TRANSIT 16:58

Azimuth: 247.2° SET 20:50

Set Location

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