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HR3922

Altitude: 28.5°   Azimuth: 329.0°   Direction: North-North-West

HR3922 is a giant star in the constellation of Ursa Major.

HR3922 visual magnitude is 5.93. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3922 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR3922 is 0.032 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.059 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR3922 star
DSS2 image of HR3922. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3922 during the next 10000 years (5.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -9.83 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR3922

5.93
Giant

HR3922 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 28.5°
Azimuth: 329.0°
Direction: North-North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3922

HR3922 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR3922 are provided in the following table:

09h 57m 13s
+57° 25’ 05”
155.9°
47.02°
Ursa Major

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3922 in the sky:

Finder chart HR3922 star
Simplified finder chart for HR3922.

Visibility of HR3922 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR3922 is circumpolar and transits at 19:36 UTC (altitude: 84.1°)

Distance of HR3922 from the Sun and relative movement

HR3922 is distant 466.38 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 44 kilometers per second.

143.06 pc
466.38 ly
-44 km/s
0.032 arcsec/year
-0.059 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3922

HR3922 belongs to spectral class G5 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

0.15
G5III
5023K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3922 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR3922. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR3922

SAO27438
SAO27438