HR3749

Above the horizon. Rise: 7:07 | Tran: 11:00 | Set: 14:54

Alt: 15.90° Az: 185.44° Direction: South

HR3749 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Hydra.

HR3749 visual magnitude is 4.69. Because of its moderate brightness, HR3749 is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

DSS2 image of HR3749. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3749 during the next 1000 years (3.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.68 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 09h 28m 25s

Declination -22° 27’ 07”

Hour Angle 00h 22m 39s

Sideral Time 09h 51m 05s

J2000

Right Ascension 09h 27m 18s

Declination -22° 20’ 38”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 252.94°

Galactic Latitude 20.14°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR3749.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.69

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.03

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.14

Temperature 4430K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3749 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3749. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3749 is distant 175.93 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 29 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 53.97

Distance (light year) 175.93

Radial Speed 29 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.18 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.161"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD81799

SAO Catalogue SAO177469

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP46371

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-21 2802

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3749 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 112.5° RISE 7:07

Max altitude: 16.1° TRANSIT 11:00

Azimuth: 247.5° SET 14:54

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

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