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HR3792

Altitude: -10.0°   Azimuth: 5.3°   Direction: North

HR3792 is a double main-sequence star in the constellation of Leo.

HR3792 visual magnitude is 6.53. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3792 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 HR3792:

6.53
Main-sequence

HR3792 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -10.0°
Azimuth: 5.3°
Direction: North

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3792

HR3792 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 HR3792 are provided in the following table:

09h 33m 18s
+28° 22’ 05”
199.29°
46.46°
Leo

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3792 in the sky:

Finder chart HR3792 star
Simplified finder chart for HR3792.

Visibility of HR3792 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 HR3792 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: 61.6°
Max altitude: 66.9°
Azimuth: 298.4°
HR3792 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR3792

The image below is a photograph of HR3792 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 HR3792 is -0.044 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.034 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR3792 star
DSS2 image of HR3792. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3792 during the next 10000 years (-7.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.67 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR3792 from the Sun and relative movement

HR3792 is distant 300.46 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 26 kilometers per second.

92.17 pc
300.46 ly
26 km/s
-0.044 arcsec/year
-0.034 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3792

HR3792 belongs to spectral class A3 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

1.71
A3V
8839K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3792 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR3792. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR3792 star system properties

HR3792 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR3792 double sysyem:

6.53
11.73
5.2
30.5 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR3792

SAO80900
SAO80900