HR3557

Above the horizon. Rise: 11:36 | Tran: 17:55 | Set: 0:14

Alt: 9.06° Az: 265.24° Direction: West

HR3557 is a bright giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Hydra.

HR3557 visual magnitude is 6.14. Because of its faintness, HR3557 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 HR3557. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3557 during the next 10000 years (-3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 57m 56s

Declination +04° 08’ 16”

Hour Angle 05h 22m 35s

Sidereal Time 14h 20m 31s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 56m 36s

Declination +04° 14’ 12”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 224.24°

Galactic Latitude 29.65°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.14

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -1.33

Spectral Type G8II

Color Index (B-V) 1

Temperature 4743K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3557 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3557. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3557 is distant 1,015.58 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 311.53

Distance (light year) 1,015.58

Radial Speed -12 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.02 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.005"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD76494

SAO Catalogue SAO117287

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP43902

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+04 2081

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3557 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 85.9° RISE 11:36

Max altitude: 42.7° TRANSIT 17:55

Azimuth: 274.1° SET 0:14

Set Location

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