HR3494

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -9.51° Az: 196.08° Direction: South-South-West

HR3494 is a supergiant star of spectral class B3 in the constellation of Vela.

HR3494 visual magnitude is 5.46. Because of its faintness, HR3494 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 HR3494. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3494 during the next 10000 years (1.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 47m 22s

Declination -46° 00’ 24”

Hour Angle 01h 32m 37s

Sidereal Time 10h 20m 00s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 46m 30s

Declination -45° 54’ 46”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 265.33°

Galactic Latitude -1.69°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR3494.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.46

Class Supergiant

Absolute magnitude -4.56

Spectral Type B3I

Color Index (B-V) 0.27

Temperature 7658K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3494 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3494. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3494 is distant 3,292.93 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 26 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 1,010.10

Distance (light year) 3,292.93

Radial Speed 26 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.006 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.012"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD75149

SAO Catalogue SAO220442

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP43082

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-45 4526

Visibility from Your Location

HR3494 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

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