HR3456
HR3456 is a supergiant star in the constellation of Vela.
HR3456 visual magnitude is 5.23. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3456 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.
The proper motion of HR3456 is -0.003 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.002 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Key facts about HR3456
HR3456 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.
Altitude: -32.9°
Azimuth: 236.7°
Direction: West-South-West
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3456
HR3456 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR3456 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3456 in the sky:
Visibility of HR3456 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
HR3456 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom
Distance of HR3456 from the Sun and relative movement
HR3456 is distant 2,694.21 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of HR3456
HR3456 belongs to spectral class B6 and has a luminosity class of I corresponding to a supergiant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3456 is situated in the HertzsprungāRussell diagram.
