HR3511

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 4.36° Az: 348.44° Direction: North-North-West

HR3511 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Lynx.

HR3511 visual magnitude is 5.99. Because of its faintness, HR3511 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 HR3511. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3511 during the next 10000 years (-6.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -11.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 53m 49s

Declination +41° 54’ 23”

Hour Angle 10h 57m 41s

Sidereal Time 19h 51m 30s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 52m 09s

Declination +42° 00’ 08”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 179.43°

Galactic Latitude 39.62°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR3511.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.99

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.15

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.25

Temperature 4213K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3511 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3511. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3511 is distant 479.41 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 57 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 147.06

Distance (light year) 479.41

Radial Speed 57 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.039 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.071"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD75556

SAO Catalogue SAO42581

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP43550

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+42 1935

Visibility from Your Location

HR3511 is circumpolar and transits at 23:01 UTC (altitude: 80.4°)

Set Location

Other stars in Lynx