HR3941

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -14.52° Az: 174.29° Direction: South

HR3941 is a variable sub-giant star of spectral class B3 in the constellation of Vela.

HR3941 visual magnitude is 6.12. Because of its faintness, HR3941 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 HR3941. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3941 during the next 10000 years (-1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 09h 58m 05s

Declination -52° 45’ 30”

Hour Angle 23h 23m 21s

Sidereal Time 09h 21m 26s

J2000

Right Ascension 09h 57m 10s

Declination -52° 38’ 20”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 278.2°

Galactic Latitude 1.66°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR3941.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.12

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude -3.99

Spectral Type B3IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.13

Temperature 12103K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3941 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3941. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3941 is distant 3,431.58 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 1,052.63

Distance (light year) 3,431.58

Radial Speed 19 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.01 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD86466

SAO Catalogue SAO237526

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP48799

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-52 2980

General Catalogue of Variable Stars IV Vel

Visibility from Your Location

HR3941 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Vela