HR3938

Below the horizon. Rise: 3:06 | Tran: 9:45 | Set: 16:25

Alt: -26.41° Az: 28.43° Direction: North-North-East

HR3938 is a giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Leo.

HR3938 visual magnitude is 6.04. Because of its faintness, HR3938 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 HR3938. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3938 during the next 10000 years (1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 09h 59m 26s

Declination +08° 11’ 42”

Hour Angle 13h 42m 03s

Sideral Time 23h 41m 30s

J2000

Right Ascension 09h 58m 07s

Declination +08° 18’ 51”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 229.31°

Galactic Latitude 44.95°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR3938.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.04

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.05

Spectral Type K3

Color Index (B-V) 1.36

Temperature 4017K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3938 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3938. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3938 is distant 538.84 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 165.29

Distance (light year) 538.84

Radial Speed -19 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.011 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.024"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD86369

SAO Catalogue SAO118023

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP48876

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+09 2269

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3938 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 81.8° RISE 3:06

Max altitude: 46.7° TRANSIT 9:45

Azimuth: 278.2° SET 16:25

Set Location

Other stars in Leo