HR3856

Above the horizon. Rise: 12:50 | Tran: 15:23 | Set: 17:57

Alt: 1.38° Az: 164.81° Direction: South-South-East

HR3856 is a variable sub-giant star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Carina.

HR3856 visual magnitude is 4.52. Because of its moderate brightness, HR3856 is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

DSS2 image of HR3856. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3856 during the next 10000 years (-6.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 09h 40m 03s

Declination -61° 26’ 39”

Hour Angle 21h 47m 07s

Sidereal Time 07h 27m 10s

J2000

Right Ascension 09h 39m 20s

Declination -61° 19’ 41”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 281.89°

Galactic Latitude -6.57°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR3856.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.52

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 0.34

Spectral Type B9IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.07

Temperature 11092K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3856 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3856. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3856 is distant 223.75 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 68.63

Distance (light year) 223.75

Radial Speed 20 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.041 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.021"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD83944

SAO Catalogue SAO250653

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP47391

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-60 1477

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 4577

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3856 rise, transit and set times from Chengdong, China are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Shanghai):

Azimuth: 151.4° RISE 12:50

Max altitude: 5.5° TRANSIT 15:23

Azimuth: 208.6° SET 17:57

Name:	Chengdong, China
Latitude:	23° 2' 38.8" N
Longitude:	112° 28' 30.0" E
Timezone:	Asia/Shanghai

Set Location

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