HR3912

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -41.79° Az: 243.66° Direction: West-South-West

HR3912 is a variable supergiant star of spectral class G5 in the constellation of Vela.

HR3912 visual magnitude is 4.58. Because of its moderate brightness, HR3912 is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

DSS2 image of HR3912. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3912 during the next 100000 years (-13.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 09h 52m 39s

Declination -46° 40’ 03”

Hour Angle 06h 52m 37s

Sidereal Time 16h 45m 17s

J2000

Right Ascension 09h 51m 40s

Declination -46° 32’ 52”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 273.7°

Galactic Latitude 5.87°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR3912.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.58

Class Supergiant

Absolute magnitude -3.03

Spectral Type G5I

Color Index (B-V) 1.2

Temperature 4309K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3912 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3912. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3912 is distant 1,083.06 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 332.23

Distance (light year) 1,083.06

Radial Speed 11 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.008 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD85622

SAO Catalogue SAO221553

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP48374

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-45 5508

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 4658

Visibility from Your Location

HR3912 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Vela