HR3486

HR3486 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Hydra.

HR3486 visual magnitude is 5.29. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3486 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR3486:

Color of HR3486 ⬤

Magnitude of HR3486 5.29

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR3486 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3486

HR3486 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR3486 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 08h 47m 14s

Declination J2000 -01° 53’ 49”

Galactic Longitude 228.89°

Galactic Latitude 24.55°

Constellation Hydra

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3486 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR3486.

Visibility of HR3486 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's HR3486 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 91.9° RISE 11:27

Max altitude: 36.6° TRANSIT 17:15

Azimuth: 268.1° SET 23:04

RIGHT NOW HR3486 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR3486

The image below is a photograph of HR3486 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR3486 is -0.033 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.004 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR3486. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3486 during the next 10000 years (-5.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.67 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR3486 from the Sun and relative movement

HR3486 is distant 339.23 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 104.06 pc

Distance (light year) 339.23 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 2 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.033 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.004 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3486

HR3486 belongs to spectral class A3 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 0.20

Spectral Type A3V

Color Index (B-V) 0.04

Temperature of HR3486 9652K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3486 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3486. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR3486

Henry Draper Catalogue HD74988

SAO Catalogue SAO136276

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP43142

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-01 2130

FK5 Catalogue 2693

In Evidence

Other stars in Hydra