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HR3608

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 30.13°   Az: 330.02°   Direction: South-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.

Image of HR3608 star
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

09h 08m 40s
+59° 14’ 27”
08h 09m 18s
17h 17m 59s

J2000

09h 06m 43s
+59° 20’ 39”

Galactic Coordinates

156.59°
40.15°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR3608.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.45
Main-sequence

-1.25
A2V
9652K

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

HR 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.

347.22
1,131.94
2 km/s
-0.014 arcsec/y
-0.01"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO27121
SAO27121

Visibility from Your Location

HR3608 is circumpolar and transits at 15:04 UTC (altitude: 82.2°)