HR3446

HR3446 is a star in the constellation of Hydra.

HR3446 visual magnitude is 6.45. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3446 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 HR3446:

Color of HR3446 ⬤

Magnitude of HR3446 6.45

Class

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR3446 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 27°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3446

HR3446 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR3446 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 08h 42m 09s

Declination J2000 -11° 57’ 57”

Galactic Longitude 237.26°

Galactic Latitude 18.06°

Constellation Hydra

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3446 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR3446.

Visibility of HR3446 from your location

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

Today's HR3446 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 102.0° RISE 12:17

Max altitude: 26.6° TRANSIT 17:14

Azimuth: 258.0° SET 22:11

RIGHT NOW HR3446 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR3446

The image below is a photograph of HR3446 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 HR3446 is -0.031 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.022 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR3446. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3446 during the next 10000 years (-5.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.67 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR3446 from the Sun and relative movement

HR3446 is distant 379.07 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 116.28 pc

Distance (light year) 379.07 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 2 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.031 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.022 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3446

HR3446 belongs to spectral class A5

Absolute magnitude 1.12

Spectral Type A5

Color Index (B-V) 0.16

Temperature of HR3446 8486K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3446 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3446. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR3446

Henry Draper Catalogue HD74190

SAO Catalogue SAO154558

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP42701

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-11 2432

In Evidence

Other stars in Hydra