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HR3831

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -67.61°   Az: 97.20°   Direction: East

HR3831 is a variable and double star of spectral class A in the constellation of Vela.

HR3831 visual magnitude is 6.17. Because of its faintness, HR3831 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.

Image of HR3831 star
DSS2 image of HR3831. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3831 during the next 10000 years (-1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

09h 37m 19s
-48° 51’ 49”
14h 20m 14s
23h 57m 33s

J2000

09h 36m 25s
-48° 45’ 05”

Galactic Coordinates

273.18°
2.52°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR3831 star
Simplified finder chart for HR3831.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.17
HR3831 is also a SrEuCr chemically peculiar star.

1.87
A
7658K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3831 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR3831. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR3831 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 HR3831 double sysyem:

6.17
8.57
2.4
3.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3831 is distant 236.23 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

72.46
236.23
-4 km/s
-0.011 arcsec/y
-0.024"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO221339
SAO221339

Visibility from Your Location

HR3831 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK