HR3934

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 50.13° Az: 350.41° Direction: North

HR3934 is a variable hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

HR3934 visual magnitude is 6.37. Because of its faintness, HR3934 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 HR3934. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3934 during the next 100000 years (-6.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 11.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 10h 12m 12s

Declination +83° 47’ 45”

Hour Angle 06h 35m 20s

Sideral Time 16h 47m 32s

J2000

Right Ascension 10h 08m 34s

Declination +83° 55’ 05”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 127.59°

Galactic Latitude 31.66°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR3934.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.37

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -0.79

Spectral Type K0

Color Index (B-V) 1.52

Temperature 3764K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3934 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3934. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3934 is distant 883.47 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 271.00

Distance (light year) 883.47

Radial Speed -12 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.004 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.007"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD86321

SAO Catalogue SAO1637

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP49688

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+84 225

FK5 Catalogue 3955

General Catalogue of Variable Stars Var

Visibility from Your Location

HR3934 is circumpolar and transits at 08:58 UTC (altitude: 57.7°)

Set Location

Other stars in Camelopardalis