HR3459

Above the horizon. Rise: 4:20 | Tran: 9:42 | Set: 15:03

Alt: 1.16° Az: 103.31° Direction: East-South-East

HR3459 is a multiple supergiant star of spectral class G1 in the constellation of Hydra.

HR3459 visual magnitude is 4.62. Because of its moderate brightness, HR3459 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 HR3459. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3459 during the next 100000 years (-3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 5.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 44m 53s

Declination -07° 19’ 26”

Hour Angle 18h 44m 48s

Sideral Time 03h 29m 42s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 43m 40s

Declination -07° 14’ 00”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 233.29°

Galactic Latitude 20.97°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR3459.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.62

Class Supergiant

Absolute magnitude -1.72

Spectral Type G1I

Color Index (B-V) 0.84

Temperature 5163K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3459 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3459. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR3459 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 HR3459 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 4.62

Secondary star magnitude 8.72

Magnitude difference 4.1

Separation 78.9 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3459 is distant 603.70 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 31 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 185.19

Distance (light year) 603.70

Radial Speed 31 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.002 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD74395

SAO Catalogue SAO136221

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP42835

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-06 2708

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3459 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 97.3° RISE 4:20

Max altitude: 31.2° TRANSIT 9:42

Azimuth: 262.7° SET 15:03

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

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