HR3964

Above the horizon. Rise: 12:11 | Tran: 15:27 | Set: 18:43

Alt: 5.98° Az: 202.47° Direction: South-South-West

HR3964 is a hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Vela.

HR3964 visual magnitude is 6.12. Because of its faintness, HR3964 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 HR3964. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3964 during the next 10000 years (-4.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 10h 04m 21s

Declination -46° 45’ 36”

Hour Angle 02h 14m 46s

Sidereal Time 12h 19m 08s

J2000

Right Ascension 10h 03m 20s

Declination -46° 38’ 09”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 275.34°

Galactic Latitude 7.03°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.12

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 1.30

Spectral Type A0V

Color Index (B-V) 0.02

Temperature 9882K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3964 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3964. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3964 is distant 300.46 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 92.17

Distance (light year) 300.46

Radial Speed 3 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.029 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.01"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD87363

SAO Catalogue SAO221728

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP49259

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-46 5759

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3964 rise, transit and set times from Xuejin, China are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Shanghai):

Azimuth: 136.8° RISE 12:11

Max altitude: 11.7° TRANSIT 15:27

Azimuth: 223.2° SET 18:43

Name:	Xuejin, China
Latitude:	31° 34' 35.4" N
Longitude:	118° 38' 34.8" E
Timezone:	Asia/Shanghai

Set Location

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