HR3480

Below the horizon. Rise: 12:43 | Tran: 17:45 | Set: 22:46

Alt: -27.40° Az: 287.63° Direction: West-North-West

HR3480 is a double giant star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Hydra.

HR3480 visual magnitude is 6.25. Because of its faintness, HR3480 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 HR3480. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3480 during the next 10000 years (-3.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 47m 20s

Declination -11° 06’ 01”

Hour Angle 08h 01m 42s

Sidereal Time 16h 49m 02s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 46m 06s

Declination -11° 00’ 23”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 237°

Galactic Latitude 19.39°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.25

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -4.10

Spectral Type K5III

Color Index (B-V) 1.61

Temperature 3635K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3480 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3480. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR3480 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of medium or large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR3480 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.25

Secondary star magnitude 9.75

Magnitude difference 3.5

Separation 2.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3480 is distant 3,835.29 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 34 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 1,176.47

Distance (light year) 3,835.29

Radial Speed 34 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.018 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.027"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD74860

SAO Catalogue SAO154615

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP43035

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-10 2634

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3480 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 101.1° RISE 12:43

Max altitude: 27.4° TRANSIT 17:45

Azimuth: 258.9° SET 22:46

Set Location

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