HR3443

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -23.03° Az: 190.56° Direction: South

HR3443 is a double hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Carina.

HR3443 visual magnitude is 6.36. Because of its faintness, HR3443 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 HR3443. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3443 during the next 10000 years (-5.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 39m 44s

Declination -60° 24’ 20”

Hour Angle 01h 19m 53s

Sidereal Time 09h 59m 37s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 39m 13s

Declination -60° 19’ 01”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 276.18°

Galactic Latitude -11.33°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR3443.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.36

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.72

Spectral Type A0V

Color Index (B-V) 0

Temperature 10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3443 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3443. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR3443 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR3443 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.36

Secondary star magnitude 6.96

Magnitude difference 0.6

Separation 1.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3443 is distant 437.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 134.05

Distance (light year) 437.00

Radial Speed 9 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.032 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.026"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD74148

SAO Catalogue SAO250291

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP42440

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-59 1075

Visibility from Your Location

HR3443 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Carina