HR3696

HR3696 is a variable giant star in the constellation of Carina.

HR3696 visual magnitude is 4.34. Because of its moderate brightness, HR3696 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 HR3696:

Color of HR3696 ⬤

Magnitude of HR3696 4.34

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR3696 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3696

HR3696 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 HR3696 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 09h 16m 12s

Declination J2000 -57° 32’ 29”

Galactic Longitude 277.12°

Galactic Latitude -5.89°

Constellation Carina

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3696 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR3696.

Visibility of HR3696 from your location

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

HR3696 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR3696

The image below is a photograph of HR3696 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 HR3696 is -0.014 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.007 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR3696. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3696 during the next 10000 years (-2.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.17 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR3696 from the Sun and relative movement

HR3696 is distant 536.18 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 164.47 pc

Distance (light year) 536.18 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -5 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.014 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.007 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3696

HR3696 belongs to spectral class M1 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude -1.74

Spectral Type M1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.63

Temperature of HR3696 3608K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3696 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3696. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR3696

Henry Draper Catalogue HD80230

SAO Catalogue SAO236787

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP45496

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-57 1961

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 4440

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