HR3462

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -86.38° Az: 334.27° Direction: North-North-West

HR3462 is a variable and double main-sequence star of spectral class B1 in the constellation of Vela.

HR3462 visual magnitude is 5.51. Because of its faintness, HR3462 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 HR3462. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3462 during the next 10000 years (-4.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 43m 05s

Declination -48° 11’ 28”

Hour Angle 11h 50m 34s

Sidereal Time 20h 33m 39s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 42m 15s

Declination -48° 05’ 57”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 266.6°

Galactic Latitude -3.61°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR3462.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.51

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -3.06

Spectral Type B1V

Color Index (B-V) -0.18

Temperature 13121K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3462 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3462. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR3462 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR3462 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.51

Secondary star magnitude 6.81

Magnitude difference 1.3

Separation 0.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3462 is distant 1,689.12 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 42 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 518.13

Distance (light year) 1,689.12

Radial Speed 42 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.024 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD74455

SAO Catalogue SAO220313

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP42712

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-47 4251

General Catalogue of Variable Stars HX Vel

Visibility from Your Location

HR3462 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Vela