HR3497
HR3497 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Vela.
HR3497 visual magnitude is 6.36. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3497 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.
The proper motion of HR3497 is 0 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.242 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Key facts about HR3497
HR3497 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.
Altitude: -49.8°
Azimuth: 260.2°
Direction: West
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3497
HR3497 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR3497 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3497 in the sky:
Visibility of HR3497 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
HR3497 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom
Distance of HR3497 from the Sun and relative movement
HR3497 is distant 94.36 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of HR3497
HR3497 belongs to spectral class G0 and has a luminosity class of I corresponding to a hypergiant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3497 is situated in the HertzsprungāRussell diagram.
