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HR3747

Altitude: 51.8°   Azimuth: 303.3°   Direction: West-North-West

HR3747 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Ursa Major.

HR3747 visual magnitude is 6.45. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3747 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR3747 is -0.132 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.033 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR3747 star
DSS2 image of HR3747. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3747 during the next 1000 years (-2.20 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.55 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR3747

6.45
Main-sequence

HR3747 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: 51.8°
Azimuth: 303.3°
Direction: West-North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3747

HR3747 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR3747 are provided in the following table:

09h 29m 47s
+55° 44’ 44”
160.1°
44.12°
Ursa Major

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3747 in the sky:

Finder chart HR3747 star
Simplified finder chart for HR3747.

Visibility of HR3747 from your location

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

HR3747 is circumpolar and transits at 18:41 UTC (altitude: 85.7°)

Distance of HR3747 from the Sun and relative movement

HR3747 is distant 144.57 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

44.35 pc
144.57 ly
10 km/s
-0.132 arcsec/year
-0.033 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3747

HR3747 belongs to spectral class F3 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

3.22
F3V
10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3747 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR3747. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR3747

SAO27271
SAO27271