HR3622

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -36.52° Az: 139.75° Direction: South-East

HR3622 is a double giant star of spectral class A8 in the constellation of Carina.

HR3622 visual magnitude is 6.44. Because of its faintness, HR3622 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 HR3622. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3622 during the next 10000 years (-4.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 09h 05m 27s

Declination -57° 57’ 07”

Hour Angle 18h 47m 30s

Sideral Time 03h 52m 58s

J2000

Right Ascension 09h 04m 48s

Declination -57° 51’ 08”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 276.31°

Galactic Latitude -7.23°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR3622.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.44

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.20

Spectral Type A8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.25

Temperature 7795K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3622 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3622. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR3622 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR3622 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.44

Secondary star magnitude 10.04

Magnitude difference 3.6

Separation 3.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3622 is distant 1,101.35 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 337.84

Distance (light year) 1,101.35

Radial Speed 15 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.026 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.025"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD78293

SAO Catalogue SAO236578

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP44565

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-57 1859

Visibility from Your Location

HR3622 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Carina