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HR3843

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 44.89°   Az: 344.92°   Direction: North-North-West

HR3843 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Draco.

HR3843 visual magnitude is 6.23. Because of its faintness, HR3843 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 HR3843 star
DSS2 image of HR3843. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3843 during the next 100000 years (6.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 5.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

09h 48m 17s
+78° 00’ 59”
07h 49m 41s
17h 37m 58s

J2000

09h 45m 30s
+78° 08’ 04”

Galactic Coordinates

133.41°
34.91°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR3843.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.23
Giant

-1.23
K2III
4034K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3843 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR3843. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3843 is distant 1,012.42 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 27 kilometers per second.

310.56
1,012.42
-27 km/s
0.004 arcsec/y
0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO6948
SAO6948

Visibility from Your Location

HR3843 is circumpolar and transits at 17:34 UTC (altitude: 63.5°)