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HR3918

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 42.54°   Az: 338.21°   Direction: North-North-West

HR3918 is a giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Ursa Major.

HR3918 visual magnitude is 5.83. Because of its faintness, HR3918 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.

Image of HR3918 star
DSS2 image of HR3918. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3918 during the next 10000 years (-12.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

10h 00m 34s
+72° 45’ 30”
07h 30m 42s
17h 31m 17s

J2000

09h 58m 22s
+72° 52’ 45”

Galactic Coordinates

137.93°
38.8°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR3918.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.83
Giant

0.55
K3
4430K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3918 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR3918. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3918 is distant 370.03 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

113.51
370.03
4 km/s
-0.076 arcsec/y
-0.035"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO7009
SAO7009

Visibility from Your Location

HR3918 is circumpolar and transits at 00:39 UTC (altitude: 68.7°)