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HR3661

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -14.05°   Az: 213.96°   Direction: South-West

HR3661 is a variable and multiple main-sequence star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Vela.

HR3661 visual magnitude is 5.57. Because of its faintness, HR3661 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 HR3661 star
DSS2 image of HR3661. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3661 during the next 10000 years (-2.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

09h 13m 25s
-43° 43’ 00”
03h 14m 15s
12h 27m 41s

J2000

09h 12m 30s
-43° 36’ 48”

Galactic Coordinates

266.63°
3.3°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR3661 star
Simplified finder chart for HR3661.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.57
Main-sequence
HR3661 is also a Si chemically peculiar star.

-0.84
B8V
11744K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3661 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR3661. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR3661 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of medium or large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR3661 double sysyem:

5.57
6.27
0.7
2.8 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3661 is distant 623.33 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

191.20
623.33
15 km/s
-0.012 arcsec/y
0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO220952
SAO220952

Visibility from Your Location

HR3661 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK