HR3479

Below the horizon. Rise: 14:33 | Tran: 15:41 | Set: 16:50

Alt: -8.04° Az: 216.49° Direction: South

HR3479 is a variable giant star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Pyxis.

HR3479 visual magnitude is 5.76. Because of its faintness, HR3479 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 HR3479. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3479 during the next 100000 years (-13.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 45m 50s

Declination -37° 14’ 27”

Hour Angle 03h 10m 49s

Sidereal Time 11h 56m 40s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 44m 51s

Declination -37° 08’ 49”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 258.28°

Galactic Latitude 3.53°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.76

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -2.45

Spectral Type B2III

Color Index (B-V) -0.15

Temperature 12489K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3479 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3479. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3479 is distant 1,429.82 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 438.60

Distance (light year) 1,429.82

Radial Speed 12 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.008 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD74824

SAO Catalogue SAO199573

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP42923

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-36 4980

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 4232

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3479 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 127.2° RISE 14:33

Max altitude: 1.3° TRANSIT 15:41

Azimuth: 232.8° SET 16:50

Set Location

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