HR3491

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -35.10° Az: 199.84° Direction: South-West

HR3491 is a giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Volans.

HR3491 visual magnitude is 6.32. Because of its faintness, HR3491 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 HR3491. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3491 during the next 10000 years (0.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 44m 08s

Declination -68° 18’ 16”

Hour Angle 03h 14m 45s

Sidereal Time 11h 58m 54s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 43m 54s

Declination -68° 12’ 42”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 283.07°

Galactic Latitude -15.53°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR3491.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.32

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.22

Spectral Type K3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.5

Temperature 3794K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3491 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3491. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3491 is distant 1,051.61 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 322.58

Distance (light year) 1,051.61

Radial Speed -17 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.001 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.027"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD75116

SAO Catalogue SAO250315

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP42850

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-67 990

Visibility from Your Location

HR3491 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Volans