HR3618

Above the horizon. Rise: 2:37 | Tran: 8:42 | Set: 14:47

Alt: 39.84° Az: 176.67° Direction: South

HR3618 is a giant star of spectral class M1 in the constellation of Hydra.

HR3618 visual magnitude is 6.17. Because of its faintness, HR3618 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 HR3618. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3618 during the next 10000 years (-1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 09h 08m 16s

Declination +01° 21’ 43”

Hour Angle 23h 49m 46s

Sideral Time 08h 58m 03s

J2000

Right Ascension 09h 06m 59s

Declination +01° 27’ 46”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 228.52°

Galactic Latitude 30.51°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR3618.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.17

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.24

Spectral Type M1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.65

Temperature 3581K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3618 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3618. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3618 is distant 990.88 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 303.95

Distance (light year) 990.88

Radial Speed 3 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.011 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD78196

SAO Catalogue SAO117432

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP44738

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+02 2145

FK5 Catalogue 2718

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3618 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 88.6° RISE 2:37

Max altitude: 39.9° TRANSIT 8:42

Azimuth: 271.4° SET 14:47

Set Location

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