HR3496

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -10.49° Az: 198.74° Direction: South-South-West

HR3496 is a supergiant star of spectral class F2 in the constellation of Vela.

HR3496 visual magnitude is 5.75. Because of its faintness, HR3496 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 HR3496. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3496 during the next 100000 years (5.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -13.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 48m 10s

Declination -46° 14’ 56”

Hour Angle 01h 48m 45s

Sidereal Time 10h 36m 55s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 47m 18s

Declination -46° 09’ 20”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 265.61°

Galactic Latitude -1.73°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR3496.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.75

Class Supergiant

Absolute magnitude -4.48

Spectral Type F2I

Color Index (B-V) 0.56

Temperature 6129K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3496 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3496. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3496 is distant 3,622.22 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 32 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 1,111.11

Distance (light year) 3,622.22

Radial Speed 32 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.003 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD75276

SAO Catalogue SAO220464

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP43148

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-45 4541

Visibility from Your Location

HR3496 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

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