HR3472

Below the horizon. Rise: 11:55 | Tran: 17:40 | Set: 23:24

Alt: -17.39° Az: 71.68° Direction: East-North-East

HR3472 is a double sub-giant star of spectral class F2 in the constellation of Hydra.

HR3472 visual magnitude is 6.41. Because of its faintness, HR3472 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 HR3472. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3472 during the next 100000 years (8.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -10.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 46m 37s

Declination -02° 41’ 40”

Hour Angle 16h 20m 21s

Sidereal Time 01h 06m 58s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 45m 20s

Declination -02° 36’ 02”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 229.28°

Galactic Latitude 23.78°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR3472.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.41

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 1.71

Spectral Type F2IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.52

Temperature 6300K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3472 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3472. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR3472 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 HR3472 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.41

Secondary star magnitude 7.11

Magnitude difference 0.7

Separation 4.7 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3472 is distant 283.48 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 86.96

Distance (light year) 283.48

Radial Speed -18 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.005 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD74688

SAO Catalogue SAO136243

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP42951

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-02 2676

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS6977

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3472 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 92.7° RISE 11:55

Max altitude: 35.8° TRANSIT 17:40

Azimuth: 267.3° SET 23:24

Set Location

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