HR3916

HR3916 is a double main-sequence star in the constellation of Antlia.

HR3916 visual magnitude is 6.3. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3916 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR3916:

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3916

HR3916 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern emisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR3916 are provided in the following table:

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3916 in the sky:

Visibility of HR3916 from your location

Today's HR3916 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR3916

The image below is a photograph of HR3916 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR3916 is -0.284 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.093 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of HR3916 from the Sun and relative movement

HR3916 is distant 186.18 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 23 kilometers per second.

Spectral properties of HR3916

HR3916 belongs to spectral class G1 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3916 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR3916 star system properties

HR3916 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR3916 double sysyem:

Alternative designations of HR3916