HR3966
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -36.54°
Az: 143.61°
Direction: South-East
HR3966 is a bright giant star of spectral class A6 in the constellation of Carina.
HR3966 visual magnitude is 6.19. Because of its faintness, HR3966 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 HR3966. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3966 during the next
10000 years (-2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.83 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for HR3966.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Simplified finder chart for HR3966.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3966 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of HR3966.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
HR3966 is distant 3,227.72 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
HR3966 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK