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HR3838

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 40.35°   Az: 334.33°   Direction: North-North-West

HR3838 is a giant star of spectral class G9 in the constellation of Ursa Major.

HR3838 visual magnitude is 5.69. Because of its faintness, HR3838 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 HR3838 star
DSS2 image of HR3838. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3838 during the next 10000 years (-11.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -11.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

09h 44m 21s
+69° 07’ 18”
07h 28m 26s
17h 12m 48s

J2000

09h 42m 14s
+69° 14’ 14”

Galactic Coordinates

142.76°
39.82°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR3838.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.69
Giant

-0.14
G9
4430K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3838 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR3838. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3838 is distant 478.71 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

146.84
478.71
-9 km/s
-0.067 arcsec/y
-0.07"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO14966
SAO14966

Visibility from Your Location

HR3838 is circumpolar and transits at 00:07 UTC (altitude: 72.4°)