HR3898

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -71.41° Az: 276.96° Direction: West

HR3898 is a double giant star of spectral class B7 in the constellation of Vela.

HR3898 visual magnitude is 5.08. Because of its faintness, HR3898 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 HR3898. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3898 during the next 10000 years (-4.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 09h 50m 56s

Declination -45° 51’ 07”

Hour Angle 10h 11m 56s

Sidereal Time 20h 02m 52s

J2000

Right Ascension 09h 49m 57s

Declination -45° 43’ 58”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 272.95°

Galactic Latitude 6.31°

Finder Chart

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.08

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -2.02

Spectral Type B7III

Color Index (B-V) -0.1

Temperature 11573K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3898 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3898. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR3898 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR3898 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.08

Secondary star magnitude 9.58

Magnitude difference 4.5

Separation 66.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3898 is distant 855.64 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 262.47

Distance (light year) 855.64

Radial Speed 12 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.026 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD85355

SAO Catalogue SAO221523

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP48224

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-45 5470

Visibility from Your Location

HR3898 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

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