HR3447

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -19.85° Az: 204.48° Direction: South-South-West

HR3447 is a variable sub-giant star of spectral class B3 in the constellation of Vela.

HR3447 visual magnitude is 3.62. Because of its moderate brightness, HR3447 is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

DSS2 image of HR3447. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3447 during the next 10000 years (-3.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 41m 00s

Declination -53° 00’ 39”

Hour Angle 02h 41m 30s

Sideral Time 11h 22m 30s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 40m 17s

Declination -52° 55’ 18”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 270.25°

Galactic Latitude -6.8°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR3447.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 3.62

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude -2.29

Spectral Type B3IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.18

Temperature 13121K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3447 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3447. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3447 is distant 494.69 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 151.75

Distance (light year) 494.69

Radial Speed 16 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.022 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.019"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD74195

SAO Catalogue SAO236164

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP42536

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-52 1583

FK5 Catalogue 1227

General Catalogue of Variable Stars o Vel

Visibility from Your Location

HR3447 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Vela