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HR3874

Altitude: -39.4°   Azimuth: 253.0°   Direction: West-South-West

HR3874 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Antlia.

HR3874 visual magnitude is 6.82. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3874 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR3874 is -0.029 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.008 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR3874 star
DSS2 image of HR3874. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3874 during the next 10000 years (-4.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.33 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR3874

6.82
Main-sequence

HR3874 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -39.4°
Azimuth: 253.0°
Direction: West-South-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3874

HR3874 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR3874 are provided in the following table:

09h 44m 15s
-39° 34’ 15”
268.11°
10.32°
Antlia

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3874 in the sky:

Finder chart HR3874 star
Simplified finder chart for HR3874.

Visibility of HR3874 from your location

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

HR3874 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Distance of HR3874 from the Sun and relative movement

HR3874 is distant 191.65 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

58.79 pc
191.65 ly
5 km/s
-0.029 arcsec/year
0.008 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3874

HR3874 belongs to spectral class F2 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

2.97
F2V
7462K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3874 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR3874. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR3874

SAO200681
SAO200681