HR3854

HR3854 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Ursa Major.

HR3854 visual magnitude is 6.39. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3854 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 HR3854:

Color of HR3854 ⬤

Magnitude of HR3854 6.39

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR3854 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 10°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3854

HR3854 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR3854 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 09h 42m 43s

Declination J2000 +48° 25’ 51”

Galactic Longitude 169.53°

Galactic Latitude 47.95°

Constellation Ursa Major

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3854 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR3854.

Visibility of HR3854 from your location

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

HR3854 is circumpolar and transits at 21:42 UTC (altitude: 87.0°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR3854

The image below is a photograph of HR3854 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 HR3854 is -0.03 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.017 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR3854. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3854 during the next 10000 years (-5.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.83 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR3854 from the Sun and relative movement

HR3854 is distant 435.25 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 133.51 pc

Distance (light year) 435.25 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -8 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.03 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.017 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3854

HR3854 belongs to spectral class A1 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 0.76

Spectral Type A1V

Color Index (B-V) -0.01

Temperature of HR3854 10252K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3854 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3854. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR3854

Henry Draper Catalogue HD83869

SAO Catalogue SAO42990

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP47633

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+49 1868

FK5 Catalogue 2774

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