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HR3579

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 71.83°   Az: 113.79°   Direction: East-South-East

HR3579 is a multiple main-sequence star of spectral class F5 in the constellation of Lynx.

HR3579 visual magnitude is 3.97. Because of its moderate brightness, HR3579 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.

Image of HR3579 star
DSS2 image of HR3579. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3579 during the next 1000 years (-7.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.10 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

09h 02m 16s
+41° 40’ 59”
22h 30m 08s
07h 32m 25s

J2000

09h 00m 38s
+41° 46’ 58”

Galactic Coordinates

179.8°
41.19°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR3579.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

3.97
Main-sequence

2.89
F5V
6674K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3579 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR3579. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR3579 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 HR3579 double sysyem:

3.97
5.97
2
0.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3579 is distant 53.57 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 26 kilometers per second.

16.43
53.57
26 km/s
-0.44 arcsec/y
-0.246"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO42642
SAO42642
Gl 332 A

Visibility from Your Location

HR3579 is circumpolar and transits at 23:33 UTC (altitude: 80.2°)