HR3942

Above the horizon. Rise: 2:03 | Tran: 11:01 | Set: 20:00

Alt: 15.12° Az: 298.71° Direction: West-North-West

HR3942 is a giant star of spectral class G9 in the constellation of Leo.

HR3942 visual magnitude is 5.73. Because of its faintness, HR3942 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 HR3942. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3942 during the next 1000 years (-1.58 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.65 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 10h 01m 01s

Declination +29° 31’ 33”

Hour Angle 06h 53m 15s

Sideral Time 16h 54m 17s

J2000

Right Ascension 09h 59m 36s

Declination +29° 38’ 43”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 198.7°

Galactic Latitude 52.34°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR3942.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.73

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.74

Spectral Type G9

Color Index (B-V) 1.06

Temperature 4603K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3942 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3942. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3942 is distant 324.38 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 99.50

Distance (light year) 324.38

Radial Speed -1 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.095 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.039"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD86513

SAO Catalogue SAO81129

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP48982

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+30 1946

FK5 Catalogue 2803

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3942 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 60.5° RISE 2:03

Max altitude: 68.0° TRANSIT 11:01

Azimuth: 299.5° SET 20:00

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Leo