HR3458

Below the horizon. Rise: 2:04 | Tran: 8:23 | Set: 14:43

Alt: -6.08° Az: 284.68° Direction: West-North-West

HR3458 is a giant star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Hydra.

HR3458 visual magnitude is 6.37. Because of its faintness, HR3458 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 HR3458. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3458 during the next 10000 years (-5.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 45m 17s

Declination +04° 14’ 38”

Hour Angle 07h 01m 11s

Sideral Time 15h 46m 29s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 43m 59s

Declination +04° 20’ 04”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 222.43°

Galactic Latitude 26.94°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR3458.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.37

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.40

Spectral Type B9III

Color Index (B-V) -0.06

Temperature 10941K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3458 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3458. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3458 is distant 737.56 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 34 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 226.24

Distance (light year) 737.56

Radial Speed 34 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.032 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.005"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD74393

SAO Catalogue SAO117069

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP42854

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+04 2029

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3458 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 85.8° RISE 2:04

Max altitude: 42.8° TRANSIT 8:23

Azimuth: 274.2° SET 14:43

Set Location

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