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HR3798

Altitude: -23.5°   Azimuth: 252.9°   Direction: West-South-West

HR3798 is a variable main-sequence star in the constellation of Antlia.

HR3798 visual magnitude is 6.46. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3798 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 HR3798 is -0.072 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.039 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR3798 star
DSS2 image of HR3798. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3798 during the next 10000 years (-12.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 6.50 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR3798

6.46
Main-sequence

HR3798 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -23.5°
Azimuth: 252.9°
Direction: West-South-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3798

HR3798 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR3798 are provided in the following table:

09h 32m 18s
-28° 37’ 41”
258.55°
16.62°
Antlia

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3798 in the sky:

Finder chart HR3798 star
Simplified finder chart for HR3798.

Visibility of HR3798 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 HR3798 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: 118.6°
Max altitude: 9.9°
Azimuth: 241.4°

Distance of HR3798 from the Sun and relative movement

HR3798 is distant 245.11 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

75.19 pc
245.11 ly
15 km/s
-0.072 arcsec/year
0.039 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3798

HR3798 belongs to spectral class A9 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

2.08
A9V
7276K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3798 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR3798. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR3798

SAO177619
SAO177619