HR3916

Below the horizon. Rise: 6:08 | Tran: 9:24 | Set: 12:40

Alt: -35.34° Az: 90.95° Direction: East

HR3916 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class G1 in the constellation of Antlia.

HR3916 visual magnitude is 6.3. Because of its faintness, HR3916 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 HR3916. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3916 during the next 1000 years (-4.73 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.55 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 09h 54m 05s

Declination -27° 26’ 58”

Hour Angle 16h 27m 09s

Sidereal Time 02h 21m 15s

J2000

Right Ascension 09h 52m 58s

Declination -27° 19’ 55”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 261.1°

Galactic Latitude 20.7°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR3916.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.3

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 2.52

Spectral Type G1V

Color Index (B-V) 0.62

Temperature 5890K

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

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3916. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

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:

Main star magnitude 6.3

Secondary star magnitude 10.3

Magnitude difference 4

Separation 1.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

Distance (parsec) 57.11

Distance (light year) 186.18

Radial Speed 23 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.284 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.093"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD85725

SAO Catalogue SAO178130

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP48468

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-26 7505

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 117.4° RISE 6:08

Max altitude: 11.1° TRANSIT 9:24

Azimuth: 242.6° SET 12:40

Set Location

Other stars in Antlia