HR3836

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -42.63° Az: 120.15° Direction: East-South-East

HR3836 is a double sub-giant star of spectral class A5 in the constellation of Vela.

HR3836 visual magnitude is 4.35. Because of its moderate brightness, HR3836 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 HR3836. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3836 during the next 1000 years (-2.08 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.42 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 09h 37m 43s

Declination -49° 28’ 02”

Hour Angle 17h 12m 52s

Sideral Time 02h 50m 36s

J2000

Right Ascension 09h 36m 49s

Declination -49° 21’ 19”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 273.64°

Galactic Latitude 2.12°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR3836.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.35

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 1.76

Spectral Type A5IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.17

Temperature 8403K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3836 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3836. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR3836 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR3836 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 4.35

Secondary star magnitude 13.05

Magnitude difference 8.7

Separation 25.7 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3836 is distant 107.41 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 21 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 32.95

Distance (light year) 107.41

Radial Speed 21 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.125 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.025"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD83446

SAO Catalogue SAO221344

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP47175

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-48 4836

FK5 Catalogue 2768

Visibility from Your Location

HR3836 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

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