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HR3892

Altitude: -23.0°   Azimuth: 238.6°   Direction: West-South-West

HR3892 is a giant star in the constellation of Antlia.

HR3892 visual magnitude is 5.97. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3892 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 HR3892 is -0.084 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.023 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR3892 star
DSS2 image of HR3892. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3892 during the next 10000 years (-14.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.83 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR3892

5.97
Giant

HR3892 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -23.0°
Azimuth: 238.6°
Direction: West-South-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3892

HR3892 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 HR3892 are provided in the following table:

09h 49m 28s
-37° 11’ 11”
267.3°
12.79°
Antlia

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3892 in the sky:

Finder chart HR3892 star
Simplified finder chart for HR3892.

Visibility of HR3892 from your location

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

Today's HR3892 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 127.2°
Max altitude: 1.3°
Azimuth: 232.8°

Distance of HR3892 from the Sun and relative movement

HR3892 is distant 406.99 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

124.84 pc
406.99 ly
12 km/s
-0.084 arcsec/year
0.023 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3892

HR3892 belongs to spectral class K1 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

0.49
K1III
4232K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3892 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR3892. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR3892

SAO200777
SAO200777