HR3879

Above the horizon. Rise: 10:33 | Tran: 16:39 | Set: 22:45

Alt: 39.42° Az: 166.47° Direction: South

HR3879 is a sub-giant star of spectral class F4 in the constellation of Sextans.

HR3879 visual magnitude is 5.65. Because of its faintness, HR3879 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 HR3879. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3879 during the next 10000 years (-9.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 09h 47m 42s

Declination +01° 40’ 00”

Hour Angle 23h 18m 19s

Sidereal Time 09h 06m 01s

J2000

Right Ascension 09h 46m 23s

Declination +01° 47’ 08”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 234.63°

Galactic Latitude 38.99°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR3879.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.65

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 1.03

Spectral Type F4IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.34

Temperature 7217K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3879 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3879. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3879 is distant 273.49 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 83.89

Distance (light year) 273.49

Radial Speed 15 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.056 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.041"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD84607

SAO Catalogue SAO117901

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP47960

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+02 2246

FK5 Catalogue 2782

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3879 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 88.3° RISE 10:33

Max altitude: 40.2° TRANSIT 16:39

Azimuth: 271.7° SET 22:45

Set Location

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