HR3887

HR3887 is a sub-giant star in the constellation of Carina.

HR3887 visual magnitude is 6.22. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3887 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 HR3887:

Color of HR3887 ⬤

Magnitude of HR3887 6.22

Class Sub-giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR3887 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3887

HR3887 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 HR3887 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 09h 45m 55s

Declination J2000 -58° 47’ 39”

Galactic Longitude 280.84°

Galactic Latitude -4.12°

Constellation Carina

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3887 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR3887.

Visibility of HR3887 from your location

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

HR3887 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR3887

The image below is a photograph of HR3887 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 HR3887 is -0.123 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.059 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR3887. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3887 during the next 1000 years (-2.05 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.98 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR3887 from the Sun and relative movement

HR3887 is distant 263.75 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 80.91 pc

Distance (light year) 263.75 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 6 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.123 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.059 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3887

HR3887 belongs to spectral class F5 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

Absolute magnitude 1.68

Spectral Type F5IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.46

Temperature of HR3887 6576K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3887 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3887. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR3887

Henry Draper Catalogue HD84850

SAO Catalogue SAO237321

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP47913

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-58 1640

In Evidence

Other stars in Carina