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HR3498

HR3498 is a variable main-sequence star in the constellation of Carina.

HR3498 visual magnitude is 4.49. Because of its moderate brightness, HR3498 should be easily visible from locations with dark skyes, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR3498:

4.49
Main-sequence
HR3498 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3498

HR3498 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 HR3498 are provided in the following table:

08h 46m 42s
-56° 46’ 10”
273.9°
-8.41°
Carina

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3498 in the sky:

Finder chart HR3498 star
Simplified finder chart for HR3498.

Visibility of HR3498 from your location

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

HR3498 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR3498

The image below is a photograph of HR3498 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 HR3498 is -0.01 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.008 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR3498 star
DSS2 image of HR3498. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3498 during the next 10000 years (-1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.33 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR3498 from the Sun and relative movement

HR3498 is distant 546.06 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 27 kilometers per second.

167.50 pc
546.06 ly
27 km/s
-0.01 arcsec/year
0.008 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3498

HR3498 belongs to spectral class B3 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

-1.63
B3V
12902K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3498 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR3498. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR3498

SAO236268
SAO236268