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HR3439

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -58.81°   Az: 86.12°   Direction: East

HR3439 is a variable and double main-sequence star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Vela.

HR3439 visual magnitude is 5.2. Because of its faintness, HR3439 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.

Image of HR3439 star
DSS2 image of HR3439. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3439 during the next 10000 years (-7.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

08h 41m 14s
-40° 21’ 12”
14h 50m 45s
23h 31m 59s

J2000

08h 40m 19s
-40° 15’ 51”

Galactic Coordinates

260.19°
0.91°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR3439 star
Simplified finder chart for HR3439.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.2
Main-sequence

0.53
B9V
10252K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3439 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR3439. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR3439 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 HR3439 double sysyem:

5.2
8.9
3.7
4.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3439 is distant 280.31 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 21 kilometers per second.

85.98
280.31
21 km/s
-0.044 arcsec/y
-0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO220252
SAO220252

Visibility from Your Location

HR3439 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK