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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:22 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:28
wb_twilight   (Astronomical Twilight)   What's Visible Now?

HR3926

Altitude: -2.6°   Azimuth: 287.9°   Direction: West-North-West

HR3926 is a giant star in the constellation of Leo.

HR3926 visual magnitude is 5.85. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3926 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 HR3926 is -0.085 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.018 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR3926 star
DSS2 image of HR3926. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3926 during the next 10000 years (-14.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.00 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR3926

5.85
Giant

HR3926 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -2.6°
Azimuth: 287.9°
Direction: West-North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3926

HR3926 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR3926 are provided in the following table:

09h 56m 26s
+08° 55’ 59”
228.26°
44.9°
Leo

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3926 in the sky:

Finder chart HR3926 star
Simplified finder chart for HR3926.

Visibility of HR3926 from your location

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

Today's HR3926 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 81.1°
Max altitude: 47.5°
Azimuth: 278.9°

Distance of HR3926 from the Sun and relative movement

HR3926 is distant 673.55 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

206.61 pc
673.55 ly
9 km/s
-0.085 arcsec/year
0.018 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3926

HR3926 belongs to spectral class K2

-0.73
K2
4451K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3926 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR3926. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR3926

SAO118001
SAO118001