HR3608

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 81.29° Az: 335.72° Direction: North-North-West

HR3608 is a main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Ursa Major.

HR3608 visual magnitude is 6.45. Because of its faintness, HR3608 is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 09h 08m 37s

Declination +59° 14’ 37”

Hour Angle 00h 27m 58s

Sideral Time 09h 36m 36s

J2000

Right Ascension 09h 06m 43s

Declination +59° 20’ 39”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 156.59°

Galactic Latitude 40.15°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR3608.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.45

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -1.25

Spectral Type A2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.04

Temperature 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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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

Distance (light year) 1,131.94

Radial Speed 2 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.014 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.01"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD77692

SAO Catalogue SAO27121

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP44717

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+59 1217

FK5 Catalogue 2716

Visibility from Your Location

HR3608 is circumpolar and transits at 08:10 UTC (altitude: 82.2°)

Set Location

Other stars in Ursa Major