HR3455

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -62.55° Az: 238.42° Direction: West-South-West

HR3455 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Carina.

HR3455 visual magnitude is 6.34. Because of its faintness, HR3455 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 HR3455. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3455 during the next 10000 years (-2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 41m 20s

Declination -57° 38’ 11”

Hour Angle 08h 51m 16s

Sidereal Time 17h 32m 37s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 40m 43s

Declination -57° 32’ 43”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 274.02°

Galactic Latitude -9.53°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR3455.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.34

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 2.13

Spectral Type A3V

Color Index (B-V) 0.2

Temperature 8163K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3455 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3455. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR3455 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 HR3455 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.34

Secondary star magnitude 8.24

Magnitude difference 1.9

Separation 3.8 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3455 is distant 226.70 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 69.54

Distance (light year) 226.70

Radial Speed 14 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.015 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.025"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD74341

SAO Catalogue SAO236179

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP42579

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-57 1644

Visibility from Your Location

HR3455 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Carina