HR3558

Above the horizon. Rise: 2:47 | Tran: 10:15 | Set: 17:43

Alt: 11.00° Az: 76.39° Direction: East-North-East

HR3558 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Cancer.

HR3558 visual magnitude is 6.17. Because of its faintness, HR3558 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 HR3558. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3558 during the next 10000 years (-7.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 08h 58m 31s

Declination +17° 02’ 51”

Hour Angle 17h 45m 09s

Sideral Time 02h 43m 41s

J2000

Right Ascension 08h 57m 08s

Declination +17° 08’ 38”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 210.46°

Galactic Latitude 35.3°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR3558.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.17

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.82

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1

Temperature 4743K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3558 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3558. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3558 is distant 383.53 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 117.65

Distance (light year) 383.53

Radial Speed 19 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.044 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.025"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD76508

SAO Catalogue SAO98245

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP43957

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+17 1979

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3558 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 73.0° RISE 2:47

Max altitude: 55.6° TRANSIT 10:15

Azimuth: 287.0° SET 17:43

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

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