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HR3582

Altitude: -20.7°   Azimuth: 178.9°   Direction: South

HR3582 is a variable and double sub-giant star in the constellation of Carina.

HR3582 visual magnitude is 4.92. Because of its moderate brightness, HR3582 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 HR3582:

4.92
Sub-giant

HR3582 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -20.7°
Azimuth: 178.9°
Direction: South

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3582

HR3582 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR3582 are provided in the following table:

08h 56m 58s
-59° 13’ 45”
276.7°
-8.9°
Carina

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3582 in the sky:

Finder chart HR3582 star
Simplified finder chart for HR3582.

Visibility of HR3582 from your location

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

HR3582 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR3582

The image below is a photograph of HR3582 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 HR3582 is -0.009 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.007 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR3582 star
DSS2 image of HR3582. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3582 during the next 100000 years (-15.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 11.67 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR3582 from the Sun and relative movement

HR3582 is distant 620.95 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 27 kilometers per second.

190.48 pc
620.95 ly
27 km/s
-0.009 arcsec/year
0.007 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3582

HR3582 belongs to spectral class B2 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

-1.48
B2IV
13348K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3582 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR3582. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR3582 star system properties

HR3582 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR3582 double sysyem:

4.92
6.82
1.9
40.2 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR3582

SAO236436
SAO236436