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HR3702

HR3702 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Hydra.

HR3702 visual magnitude is 6.62. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3702 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR3702:

6.62
Main-sequence
HR3702 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3702

HR3702 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR3702 are provided in the following table:

09h 19m 33s
-11° 18’ 51”
242.49°
25.86°
Hydra

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3702 in the sky:

Finder chart HR3702 star
Simplified finder chart for HR3702.

Visibility of HR3702 from your location

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

Today's HR3702 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 101.3°
Max altitude: 27.2°
Azimuth: 258.7°
HR3702 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR3702

The image below is a photograph of HR3702 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 HR3702 is -0.084 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.036 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR3702 star
DSS2 image of HR3702. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3702 during the next 10000 years (-14.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 6.00 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR3702 from the Sun and relative movement

HR3702 is distant 449.04 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 29 kilometers per second.

137.74 pc
449.04 ly
29 km/s
-0.084 arcsec/year
0.036 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3702

HR3702 belongs to spectral class A2 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

0.92
A2V
9226K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3702 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR3702. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR3702

SAO155090
SAO155090