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:

Color of HR3498 ⬤

Magnitude of HR3498 4.49

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW 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:

Right Ascension J2000 08h 46m 42s

Declination J2000 -56° 46’ 10”

Galactic Longitude 273.9°

Galactic Latitude -8.41°

Constellation Carina

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

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.

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.

Distance (parsec) 167.50 pc

Distance (light year) 546.06 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 27 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.01 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 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.

Absolute magnitude -1.63

Spectral Type B3V

Color Index (B-V) -0.17

Temperature of HR3498 12902K

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

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

Alternative designations of HR3498

Henry Draper Catalogue HD75311

SAO Catalogue SAO236268

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP43105

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-56 1865

FK5 Catalogue 2695

General Catalogue of Variable Stars V344 Car

In Evidence

Other stars in Carina