HR3478

Below the horizon. Rise: 11:53 | Tran: 17:41 | Set: 23:28

Alt: -16.24° Az: 72.34° Direction: East-North-East

HR3478 is a giant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Hydra.

HR3478 visual magnitude is 5.7. Because of its faintness, HR3478 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 HR3478. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3478 during the next 10000 years (7.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 7.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 47m 19s

Declination -02° 08’ 34”

Hour Angle 16h 25m 05s

Sidereal Time 01h 12m 24s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 46m 02s

Declination -02° 02’ 56”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 228.86°

Galactic Latitude 24.21°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.7

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.04

Spectral Type K0

Color Index (B-V) 1.1

Temperature 4515K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3478 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3478. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3478 is distant 278.39 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 85.40

Distance (light year) 278.39

Radial Speed 10 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.043 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.042"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD74794

SAO Catalogue SAO136254

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP43026

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-01 2125

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3478 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 92.1° RISE 11:53

Max altitude: 36.4° TRANSIT 17:41

Azimuth: 267.9° SET 23:28

Set Location

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