HR3850

Above the horizon. Rise: 6:13 | Tran: 14:25 | Set: 22:33

Alt: 45.03° Az: 274.99° Direction: West

HR3850 is a variable and double giant star of spectral class K6 in the constellation of Leo.

HR3850 visual magnitude is 5.89. Because of its faintness, HR3850 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 HR3850. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3850 during the next 10000 years (5.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 09h 43m 05s

Declination +31° 09’ 39”

Hour Angle 03h 41m 27s

Sidereal Time 13h 24m 32s

J2000

Right Ascension 09h 41m 35s

Declination +31° 16’ 41”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 195.43°

Galactic Latitude 48.68°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.89

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.41

Spectral Type K6III

Color Index (B-V) 1.6

Temperature 3649K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3850 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3850. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR3850 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 HR3850 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.89

Secondary star magnitude 13.39

Magnitude difference 7.5

Separation 28.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3850 is distant 942.20 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 289.02

Distance (light year) 942.20

Radial Speed -13 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.03 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD83787

SAO Catalogue SAO61633

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP47544

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+31 2026

General Catalogue of Variable Stars DR Leo

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3850 rise, transit and set times from Linjiang, China are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Shanghai):

Azimuth: 58.8° RISE 6:13

Max altitude: 79.4° TRANSIT 14:25

Azimuth: 301.2° SET 22:33

Name:	Linjiang, China
Latitude:	41° 48' 24.8" N
Longitude:	126° 54' 28.8" E
Timezone:	Asia/Shanghai

Set Location

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