HR3434

Above the horizon. Rise: 14:10 | Tran: 15:32 | Set: 16:54

Alt: 1.72° Az: 183.88° Direction: South-South-West

HR3434 is a double sub-giant star of spectral class F1 in the constellation of Pyxis.

HR3434 visual magnitude is 6.13. Because of its faintness, HR3434 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 HR3434. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3434 during the next 1000 years (-2.85 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 40m 21s

Declination -36° 41’ 52”

Hour Angle 00h 19m 20s

Sidereal Time 08h 59m 41s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 39m 22s

Declination -36° 36’ 24”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 257.18°

Galactic Latitude 3°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR3434.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.13

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 3.11

Spectral Type F1IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.42

Temperature 6776K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3434 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3434. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR3434 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR3434 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.13

Secondary star magnitude 7.63

Magnitude difference 1.5

Separation 0.9 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3434 is distant 131.13 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 40.23

Distance (light year) 131.13

Radial Speed 9 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.171 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.04"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD73900

SAO Catalogue SAO199473

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP42455

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-36 4872

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3434 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 126.7° RISE 14:10

Max altitude: 1.8° TRANSIT 15:32

Azimuth: 233.3° SET 16:54

Set Location

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