HR3746

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -26.62° Az: 237.35° Direction: West-South-West

HR3746 is a giant star of spectral class A7 in the constellation of Vela.

HR3746 visual magnitude is 6.2. Because of its faintness, HR3746 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 HR3746. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3746 during the next 10000 years (4.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 09h 27m 28s

Declination -40° 36’ 46”

Hour Angle 05h 30m 13s

Sidereal Time 14h 57m 41s

J2000

Right Ascension 09h 26m 28s

Declination -40° 30’ 06”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 266.22°

Galactic Latitude 7.33°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR3746.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.2

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.38

Spectral Type A7III

Color Index (B-V) 0.25

Temperature 7795K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3746 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3746. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3746 is distant 299.91 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 92.00

Distance (light year) 299.91

Radial Speed -3 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.025 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD81780

SAO Catalogue SAO221167

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP46297

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-39 5507

Visibility from Your Location

HR3746 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Vela