HR3908

Above the horizon. Rise: 10:58 | Tran: 15:47 | Set: 20:37

Alt: 28.30° Az: 187.06° Direction: South

HR3908 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Hydra.

HR3908 visual magnitude is 6.08. Because of its faintness, HR3908 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 HR3908. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3908 during the next 10000 years (4.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -11.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 09h 53m 12s

Declination -16° 39’ 19”

Hour Angle 00h 25m 55s

Sidereal Time 10h 19m 08s

J2000

Right Ascension 09h 51m 59s

Declination -16° 32’ 04”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 252.72°

Galactic Latitude 28.36°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.08

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.66

Spectral Type K0

Color Index (B-V) 1.04

Temperature 4649K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3908 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3908. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3908 is distant 394.67 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 121.07

Distance (light year) 394.67

Radial Speed 5 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.026 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.067"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD85519

SAO Catalogue SAO155553

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP48396

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-15 2920

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3908 rise, transit and set times from Bagnolo in Piano, Italy are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Rome):

Azimuth: 106.7° RISE 10:58

Max altitude: 28.6° TRANSIT 15:47

Azimuth: 253.3° SET 20:37

Name:	Bagnolo in Piano, Italy
Latitude:	44° 45' 51.8" N
Longitude:	10° 40' 25.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/Rome

In Evidence

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Other stars in Hydra

HR3908

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J2000

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