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HR3466

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -22.46°   Az: 150.67°   Direction: South-South-East

HR3466 is a variable and multiple star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Vela.

HR3466 visual magnitude is 5.52. Because of its faintness, HR3466 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.

Image of HR3466 star
DSS2 image of HR3466. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3466 during the next 10000 years (-4.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

08h 43m 02s
-53° 11’ 28”
20h 43m 42s
05h 26m 44s

J2000

08h 42m 18s
-53° 06’ 00”

Galactic Coordinates

270.58°
-6.67°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR3466.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.52

-0.33
B8
12489K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3466 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR3466. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR3466 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR3466 double sysyem:

5.52
6.32
0.8
76.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3466 is distant 482.96 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

148.15
482.96
17 km/s
-0.029 arcsec/y
0.023"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO236202
SAO236202

Visibility from Your Location

HR3466 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK