HR3848

HR3848 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Hydra.

HR3848 visual magnitude is 6.37. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3848 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR3848:

Color of HR3848 ⬤

Magnitude of HR3848 6.37

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR3848 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3848

HR3848 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR3848 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 09h 40m 20s

Declination J2000 -10° 46’ 09”

Galactic Longitude 245.65°

Galactic Latitude 30.16°

Constellation Hydra

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3848 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR3848.

Visibility of HR3848 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's HR3848 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 100.8° RISE 13:05

Max altitude: 27.8° TRANSIT 18:08

Azimuth: 259.2° SET 23:11

RIGHT NOW HR3848 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR3848

The image below is a photograph of HR3848 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR3848 is -0.004 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.001 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR3848. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3848 during the next 100000 years (-6.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR3848 from the Sun and relative movement

HR3848 is distant 838.05 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 257.07 pc

Distance (light year) 838.05 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -11 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.004 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.001 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3848

HR3848 belongs to spectral class A2 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude -0.68

Spectral Type A2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.08

Temperature of HR3848 9226K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3848 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3848. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR3848

Henry Draper Catalogue HD83731

SAO Catalogue SAO155387

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP47454

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-10 2888

In Evidence

Other stars in Hydra