HR3432

Above the horizon. Rise: 6:50 | Tran: 13:40 | Set: 20:31

Alt: 4.13° Az: 152.94° Direction: South-South-East

HR3432 is a double hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Carina.

HR3432 visual magnitude is 5.47. Because of its faintness, HR3432 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 HR3432. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3432 during the next 10000 years (-1.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 37m 45s

Declination -62° 56’ 37”

Hour Angle 17h 44m 02s

Sidereal Time 02h 21m 48s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 37m 18s

Declination -62° 51’ 12”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 278.15°

Galactic Latitude -12.99°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.47

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.41

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.02

Temperature 4695K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3432 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3432. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR3432 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 HR3432 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.47

Secondary star magnitude 11.07

Magnitude difference 5.6

Separation 7.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3432 is distant 334.70 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 21 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 102.67

Distance (light year) 334.70

Radial Speed 21 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.008 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.025"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD73887

SAO Catalogue SAO250288

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP42286

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-62 1058

FK5 Catalogue 2679

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3432 rise, transit and set times from Inhuma, Brazil are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Fortaleza):

Azimuth: 152.9° RISE 6:50

Max altitude: 33.7° TRANSIT 13:40

Azimuth: 207.1° SET 20:31

Name:	Inhuma, Brazil
Latitude:	6° 40' 6.0" S
Longitude:	41° 42' 28.1" W
Timezone:	America/Fortaleza

Set Location

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