HR3642

Altitude: -32.1° Azimuth: 182.6° Direction: South

HR3642 is a variable sub-giant star in the constellation of Carina.

HR3642 visual magnitude is 4.71. Because of its moderate brightness, HR3642 should be easily visible from locations with dark skyes, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR3642:

Color of HR3642 ⬤

Magnitude of HR3642 4.71

Class Sub-giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW

HR3642 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -32.1°
Azimuth: 182.6°
Direction: South

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3642

HR3642 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR3642 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 09h 05m 38s

Declination J2000 -70° 32’ 20”

Galactic Longitude 286.19°

Galactic Latitude -15.43°

Constellation Carina

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3642 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR3642.

Visibility of HR3642 from your location

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

HR3642 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR3642

The image below is a photograph of HR3642 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 HR3642 is -0.008 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.005 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR3642. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3642 during the next 100000 years (-13.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.33 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR3642 from the Sun and relative movement

HR3642 is distant 1,079.47 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 331.13 pc

Distance (light year) 1,079.47 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 19 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.008 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.005 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3642

HR3642 belongs to spectral class B2 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

Absolute magnitude -2.89

Spectral Type B2IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.15

Temperature of HR3642 12489K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3642 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3642. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR3642

Henry Draper Catalogue HD78764

SAO Catalogue SAO256583

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP44626

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-70 861

General Catalogue of Variable Stars V345 Car

In Evidence

Other stars in Carina