HR3687

Above the horizon. Rise: 6:05 | Tran: 10:46 | Set: 15:28

Alt: 8.37° Az: 126.58° Direction: South-East

HR3687 is a giant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Hydra.

HR3687 visual magnitude is 5.84. Because of its faintness, HR3687 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.

DSS2 image of HR3687. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3687 during the next 10000 years (-8.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 09h 18m 17s

Declination -14° 40’ 41”

Hour Angle 20h 19m 09s

Sideral Time 05h 37m 26s

J2000

Right Ascension 09h 17m 07s

Declination -14° 34’ 24”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 244.9°

Galactic Latitude 23.37°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR3687.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.84

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.45

Spectral Type K0

Color Index (B-V) 1.06

Temperature 4603K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3687 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3687. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3687 is distant 389.49 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 37 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 119.47

Distance (light year) 389.49

Radial Speed -37 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.048 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.012"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD80050

SAO Catalogue SAO155060

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP45559

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-13 2808

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3687 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 104.7° RISE 6:05

Max altitude: 23.8° TRANSIT 10:46

Azimuth: 255.3° SET 15:28

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

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