HR3837

Below the horizon. Rise: 5:25 | Tran: 14:44 | Set: 23:58

Alt: -5.44° Az: 168.17° Direction: South-South-East

HR3837 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Vela.

HR3837 visual magnitude is 6.19. Because of its faintness, HR3837 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.

DSS2 image of HR3837. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3837 during the next 1000 years (-2.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.35 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 09h 37m 38s

Declination -53° 03’ 34”

Hour Angle 13h 19m 25s

Sidereal Time 22h 57m 04s

J2000

Right Ascension 09h 36m 46s

Declination -52° 56’ 39”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 276.03°

Galactic Latitude -0.56°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.19

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.81

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.05

Temperature 4626K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3837 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3837. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3837 is distant 388.10 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 34 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 119.05

Distance (light year) 388.10

Radial Speed 34 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.12 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.081"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD83465

SAO Catalogue SAO237144

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP47172

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-52 2612

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3837 rise, transit and set times from South Grafton, Australia are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Australia/Sydney):

Azimuth: 143.1° RISE 5:25

Max altitude: 66.6° TRANSIT 14:44

Azimuth: 216.9° SET 23:58

Name:	South Grafton, Australia
Latitude:	29° 42' 27.4" S
Longitude:	152° 55' 33.6" E
Timezone:	Australia/Sydney

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