HR3571

HR3571 is a double bright giant star in the constellation of Carina.

HR3571 visual magnitude is 3.84. Because of its moderate brightness, HR3571 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 HR3571:

Color of HR3571 ⬤

Magnitude of HR3571 3.84

Class Bright giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR3571 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3571

HR3571 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern emisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR3571 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 08h 55m 02s

Declination J2000 -60° 38’ 40”

Galactic Longitude 277.65°

Galactic Latitude -9.98°

Constellation Carina

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3571 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR3571.

Visibility of HR3571 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR3571 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR3571

The image below is a photograph of HR3571 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 HR3571 is -0.021 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.038 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR3571. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3571 during the next 10000 years (-3.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 6.33 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR3571 from the Sun and relative movement

HR3571 is distant 311.96 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 25 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 95.69 pc

Distance (light year) 311.96 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 25 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.021 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.038 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3571

HR3571 belongs to spectral class B8 and has a luminosity class of II corresponding to a bright giant star.

Absolute magnitude -1.06

Spectral Type B8II

Color Index (B-V) -0.1

Temperature of HR3571 11573K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3571 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3571. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR3571 star system properties

HR3571 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR3571 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 3.84

Secondary star magnitude 12.64

Magnitude difference 8.8

Separation 21.1 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR3571

Henry Draper Catalogue HD76728

SAO Catalogue SAO250374

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP43783

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-60 1243

FK5 Catalogue 336

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