HR3467

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -88.22° Az: 165.54° Direction: South-South-East

HR3467 is a variable and multiple sub-giant star of spectral class B3 in the constellation of Vela.

HR3467 visual magnitude is 4.86. Because of its moderate brightness, HR3467 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 HR3467. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3467 during the next 10000 years (-2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 43m 09s

Declination -53° 12’ 21”

Hour Angle 12h 02m 58s

Sidereal Time 20h 46m 07s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 42m 25s

Declination -53° 06’ 50”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 270.6°

Galactic Latitude -6.66°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR3467.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.86

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude -0.98

Spectral Type B3IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.17

Temperature 12902K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3467 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3467. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR3467 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR3467 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 4.86

Secondary star magnitude 5.66

Magnitude difference 0.8

Separation 76.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3467 is distant 479.41 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 22 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 147.06

Distance (light year) 479.41

Radial Speed 22 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.015 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.022"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD74560

SAO Catalogue SAO236205

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP42726

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-52 1607

General Catalogue of Variable Stars HY Vel

Visibility from Your Location

HR3467 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Vela