HR3708

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -31.86° Az: 225.39° Direction: South-West

HR3708 is a variable supergiant star of spectral class B6 in the constellation of Vela.

HR3708 visual magnitude is 5.87. Because of its faintness, HR3708 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 HR3708. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3708 during the next 10000 years (-2.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 09h 19m 31s

Declination -51° 39’ 59”

Hour Angle 05h 08m 36s

Sidereal Time 14h 28m 08s

J2000

Right Ascension 09h 18m 42s

Declination -51° 33’ 38”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 273.07°

Galactic Latitude -1.47°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR3708.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.87

Class Supergiant

Absolute magnitude -7.98

Spectral Type B6I

Color Index (B-V) 0.54

Temperature 6213K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3708 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3708. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3708 is distant 19,176.47 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 22 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 5,882.35

Distance (light year) 19,176.47

Radial Speed 22 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.014 arcsec/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD80558

SAO Catalogue SAO236837

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP45675

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-51 3693

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 4454

Visibility from Your Location

HR3708 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Vela