HR3663

HR3663 is a giant star in the constellation of Carina.

HR3663 visual magnitude is 3.97. Because of its moderate brightness, HR3663 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 HR3663:

Color of HR3663 ⬤

Magnitude of HR3663 3.97

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR3663 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3663

HR3663 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern emisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR3663 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 09h 11m 16s

Declination J2000 -62° 19’ 01”

Galactic Longitude 280.22°

Galactic Latitude -9.61°

Constellation Carina

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3663 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR3663.

Visibility of HR3663 from your location

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

HR3663 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR3663

The image below is a photograph of HR3663 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 HR3663 is -0.043 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.009 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR3663. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3663 during the next 10000 years (-7.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.50 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR3663 from the Sun and relative movement

HR3663 is distant 499.23 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 153.14 pc

Distance (light year) 499.23 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 18 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.043 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.009 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3663

HR3663 belongs to spectral class B3 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude -1.96

Spectral Type B3III

Color Index (B-V) -0.18

Temperature of HR3663 13121K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3663 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3663. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR3663

Henry Draper Catalogue HD79447

SAO Catalogue SAO250471

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP45101

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-61 1201

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