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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:24 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:27
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HR3930

Altitude: -77.4°   Azimuth: 323.7°   Direction: North-West

HR3930 is a giant star in the constellation of Vela.

HR3930 visual magnitude is 6.41. Because of its reltive faintness, HR3930 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 HR3930 is -0.018 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.022 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR3930 star
DSS2 image of HR3930. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3930 during the next 10000 years (-3.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.67 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR3930

6.41
Giant

HR3930 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -77.4°
Azimuth: 323.7°
Direction: North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR3930

HR3930 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR3930 are provided in the following table:

09h 56m 05s
-40° 49’ 28”
270.68°
10.82°
Vela

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR3930 in the sky:

Finder chart HR3930 star
Simplified finder chart for HR3930.

Visibility of HR3930 from your location

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

HR3930 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Distance of HR3930 from the Sun and relative movement

HR3930 is distant 840.21 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 58 kilometers per second.

257.73 pc
840.21 ly
58 km/s
-0.018 arcsec/year
-0.022 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR3930

HR3930 belongs to spectral class M1 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

-0.65
M1III
3635K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3930 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR3930. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR3930

SAO221617
SAO221617