HR3471
HR3471 is a giant star in the constellation of Carina.
HR3471 visual magnitude is 6.29. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3471 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.
The table below summarizes the key facts about HR3471:
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3471
HR3471 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern emisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR3471 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3471 in the sky:
Visibility of HR3471 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
HR3471 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Digitized Sky Survey image of HR3471
The image below is a photograph of HR3471 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR3471 is -0.072 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.053 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Distance of HR3471 from the Sun and relative movement
HR3471 is distant 330.63 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 75 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of HR3471
HR3471 belongs to spectral class K2 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3471 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
