HR3436

HR3436 is a giant star in the constellation of Ursa Major.

HR3436 visual magnitude is 6.22. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3436 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR3436:

Color of HR3436 ⬤

Magnitude of HR3436 6.22

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR3436 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 70°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3436

HR3436 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR3436 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 08h 43m 00s

Declination J2000 +46° 54’ 03”

Galactic Longitude 173.08°

Galactic Latitude 38.13°

Constellation Ursa Major

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3436 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR3436.

Visibility of HR3436 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR3436 is circumpolar and transits at 20:19 UTC (altitude: 85.4°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR3436

The image below is a photograph of HR3436 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR3436 is -0.039 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.045 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR3436. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3436 during the next 10000 years (-6.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.50 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR3436 from the Sun and relative movement

HR3436 is distant 411.62 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 126.26 pc

Distance (light year) 411.62 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -7 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.039 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.045 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3436

HR3436 belongs to spectral class G8 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude 0.71

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.96

Temperature of HR3436 4841K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3436 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3436. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR3436

Henry Draper Catalogue HD73971

SAO Catalogue SAO42508

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP42777

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+47 1606

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