HR3608

HR3608 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Ursa Major.

HR3608 visual magnitude is 6.45. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3608 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 HR3608:

Color of HR3608 ⬤

Magnitude of HR3608 6.45

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR3608 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 21°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3608

HR3608 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR3608 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 09h 06m 43s

Declination J2000 +59° 20’ 39”

Galactic Longitude 156.59°

Galactic Latitude 40.15°

Constellation Ursa Major

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3608 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR3608.

Visibility of HR3608 from your location

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

HR3608 is circumpolar and transits at 21:06 UTC (altitude: 82.1°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR3608

The image below is a photograph of HR3608 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 HR3608 is -0.014 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.01 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR3608. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3608 during the next 10000 years (-2.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR3608 from the Sun and relative movement

HR3608 is distant 1,131.94 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 347.22 pc

Distance (light year) 1,131.94 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 2 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.014 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.01 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3608

HR3608 belongs to spectral class A2 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude -1.25

Spectral Type A2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.04

Temperature of HR3608 9652K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3608 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3608. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR3608

Henry Draper Catalogue HD77692

SAO Catalogue SAO27121

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP44717

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+59 1217

FK5 Catalogue 2716

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