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HR3686

Below the horizon.  Rise: 5:56 | Tran: 16:03 | Set: 2:15
Alt: -2.53°   Az: 349.49°   Direction: South

HR3686 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class A8 in the constellation of Lynx.

HR3686 visual magnitude is 5.75. Because of its faintness, HR3686 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 HR3686 star
DSS2 image of HR3686. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3686 during the next 10000 years (-6.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

09h 19m 59s
+35° 15’ 20”
11h 08m 26s
20h 28m 26s

J2000

09h 18m 25s
+35° 21’ 51”

Galactic Coordinates

188.81°
44.28°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR3686.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.75
Main-sequence

-0.20
A8V
10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3686 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR3686. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR3686 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 HR3686 double sysyem:

5.75
5.95
0.2
1.8 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3686 is distant 504.64 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 22 kilometers per second.

154.80
504.64
22 km/s
-0.041 arcsec/y
-0.024"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO61387
SAO61387

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3686 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 54.7°
Max altitude: 73.8°
Azimuth: 305.3°