HR3520

Above the horizon. Rise: 11:25 | Tran: 14:56 | Set: 18:27

Alt: 5.00° Az: 207.98° Direction: South-South-West

HR3520 is a giant star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Vela.

HR3520 visual magnitude is 4.93. Because of its moderate brightness, HR3520 is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

DSS2 image of HR3520. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3520 during the next 10000 years (-1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 50m 40s

Declination -45° 24’ 14”

Hour Angle 02h 46m 57s

Sidereal Time 11h 37m 37s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 49m 47s

Declination -45° 18’ 29”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 265.22°

Galactic Latitude -0.86°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.93

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -2.09

Spectral Type A2III

Color Index (B-V) 0.05

Temperature 9542K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3520 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3520. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3520 is distant 827.41 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 253.81

Distance (light year) 827.41

Radial Speed 5 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.01 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.01"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD75710

SAO Catalogue SAO220540

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP43347

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-44 4861

FK5 Catalogue 2698

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3520 rise, transit and set times from Qushui, China are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Shanghai):

Azimuth: 135.4° RISE 11:25

Max altitude: 13.9° TRANSIT 14:56

Azimuth: 224.6° SET 18:27

Name:	Qushui, China
Latitude:	30° 40' 59.5" N
Longitude:	108° 1' 15.6" E
Timezone:	Asia/Shanghai

Set Location

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