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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
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HR3649

Altitude: 41.8°   Azimuth: 203.3°   Direction: South-South-West

HR3649 is a sub-giant star in the constellation of Hydra.

HR3649 visual magnitude is 6.35. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3649 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR3649:

6.35
Sub-giant

HR3649 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 41.8°
Azimuth: 203.3°
Direction: South-South-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3649

HR3649 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR3649 are provided in the following table:

09h 11m 55s
+05° 28’ 05”
225.15°
33.59°
Hydra

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3649 in the sky:

Finder chart HR3649 star
Simplified finder chart for HR3649.

Visibility of HR3649 from your location

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

Today's HR3649 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 84.5°
Max altitude: 44.0°
Azimuth: 275.5°
HR3649 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR3649

The image below is a photograph of HR3649 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 HR3649 is -0.101 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.025 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR3649 star
DSS2 image of HR3649. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3649 during the next 1000 years (-1.68 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.42 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR3649 from the Sun and relative movement

HR3649 is distant 165.90 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

50.89 pc
165.90 ly
3 km/s
-0.101 arcsec/year
-0.025 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3649

HR3649 belongs to spectral class A9 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

2.82
A9IV
7337K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3649 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR3649. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR3649

SAO117487
SAO117487