HR3473

Above the horizon. Rise: 11:36 | Tran: 15:37 | Set: 19:39

Alt: 17.10° Az: 185.37° Direction: South-South-West

HR3473 is a main-sequence star of spectral class A5 in the constellation of Pyxis.

HR3473 visual magnitude is 6.11. Because of its faintness, HR3473 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 HR3473. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3473 during the next 10000 years (-3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 46m 03s

Declination -21° 15’ 41”

Hour Angle 00h 22m 02s

Sidereal Time 09h 08m 05s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 44m 55s

Declination -21° 10’ 04”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 245.47°

Galactic Latitude 13.28°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR3473.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.11

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 1.64

Spectral Type A5V

Color Index (B-V) 0.22

Temperature 8011K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3473 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3473. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3473 is distant 255.09 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 78.25

Distance (light year) 255.09

Radial Speed -15 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.02 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD74706

SAO Catalogue SAO176404

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP42928

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-20 2667

FK5 Catalogue 1229

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3473 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 111.3° RISE 11:36

Max altitude: 17.3° TRANSIT 15:37

Azimuth: 248.7° SET 19:39

Set Location

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