HR3578

HR3578 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Hydra.

HR3578 visual magnitude is 5.86. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3578 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR3578:

Color of HR3578 ⬤

Magnitude of HR3578 5.86

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW

HR3578 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -43.2°
Azimuth: 55.3°
Direction: North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3578

HR3578 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR3578 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 08h 58m 43s

Declination J2000 -16° 07’ 58”

Galactic Longitude 243.3°

Galactic Latitude 18.91°

Constellation Hydra

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3578 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR3578.

Visibility of HR3578 from your location

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

Today's HR3578 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 106.1° RISE 12:34

Max altitude: 22.4° TRANSIT 17:07

Azimuth: 253.9° SET 21:40

RIGHT NOW HR3578 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR3578

The image below is a photograph of HR3578 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 HR3578 is 0.246 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.212 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR3578. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3578 during the next 1000 years (4.10 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.53 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR3578 from the Sun and relative movement

HR3578 is distant 69.51 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 121 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 21.32 pc

Distance (light year) 69.51 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 121 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.246 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.212 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3578

HR3578 belongs to spectral class F6 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 4.22

Spectral Type F6V

Color Index (B-V) 0.53

Temperature of HR3578 6256K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3578 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3578. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR3578

Henry Draper Catalogue HD76932

SAO Catalogue SAO154804

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP44075

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-15 2656

Gliese Catalogue NN 3523

FK5 Catalogue 2713

In Evidence

Other stars in Hydra