HR3960

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -40.48° Az: 139.99° Direction: South-East

HR3960 is a sub-giant star of spectral class A9 in the constellation of Carina.

HR3960 visual magnitude is 5.94. Because of its faintness, HR3960 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 HR3960. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3960 during the next 10000 years (-3.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 10h 02m 48s

Declination -60° 32’ 33”

Hour Angle 18h 24m 02s

Sidereal Time 04h 26m 50s

J2000

Right Ascension 10h 01m 59s

Declination -60° 25’ 14”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 283.45°

Galactic Latitude -4.12°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR3960.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.94

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude -4.02

Spectral Type A9IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.26

Temperature 7726K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3960 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3960. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3960 is distant 3,196.08 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 980.39

Distance (light year) 3,196.08

Radial Speed -2 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.019 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD87283

SAO Catalogue SAO250782

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP49164

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-59 1695

Visibility from Your Location

HR3960 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Carina