HR3915

Above the horizon. Rise: 12:48 | Tran: 19:16 | Set: 1:47

Alt: 44.35° Az: 178.93° Direction: South

HR3915 is a giant star of spectral class M2 in the constellation of Sextans.

HR3915 visual magnitude is 5.95. Because of its faintness, HR3915 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 HR3915. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3915 during the next 100000 years (-13.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -10.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 09h 55m 02s

Declination +05° 50’ 15”

Hour Angle 23h 56m 54s

Sidereal Time 09h 51m 57s

J2000

Right Ascension 09h 53m 42s

Declination +05° 57’ 29”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 231.32°

Galactic Latitude 42.8°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.95

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -2.21

Spectral Type M2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.66

Temperature 3568K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3915 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3915. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3915 is distant 1,399.14 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 429.18

Distance (light year) 1,399.14

Radial Speed -1 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.008 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD85709

SAO Catalogue SAO117975

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP48519

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+06 2224

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3915 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 84.2° RISE 12:48

Max altitude: 44.4° TRANSIT 19:16

Azimuth: 275.8° SET 1:47

Set Location

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