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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
north SunriseRise: 4:45  
clear_day Transit: 12:57  
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HR3736

Altitude: -21.8°   Azimuth: 5.7°   Direction: North

HR3736 is a giant star in the constellation of Leo.

HR3736 visual magnitude is 6.29. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3736 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 HR3736:

6.29
Giant

HR3736 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -21.8°
Azimuth: 5.7°
Direction: North

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3736

HR3736 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 HR3736 are provided in the following table:

09h 25m 32s
+16° 35’ 08”
214.32°
41.41°
Leo

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3736 in the sky:

Finder chart HR3736 star
Simplified finder chart for HR3736.

Visibility of HR3736 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 HR3736 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: 73.4°
Max altitude: 55.1°
Azimuth: 286.6°
HR3736 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR3736

The image below is a photograph of HR3736 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 HR3736 is -0.084 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.025 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR3736 star
DSS2 image of HR3736. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3736 during the next 10000 years (-14.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.17 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR3736 from the Sun and relative movement

HR3736 is distant 271.89 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

83.40 pc
271.89 ly
12 km/s
-0.084 arcsec/year
-0.025 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3736

HR3736 belongs to spectral class G9

1.68
G9
4816K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3736 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR3736. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR3736

SAO98561
SAO98561