HR3968

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -6.19° Az: 205.31° Direction: South-South-West

HR3968 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Antlia.

HR3968 visual magnitude is 6.43. Because of its faintness, HR3968 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 HR3968. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3968 during the next 10000 years (-5.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 10h 05m 26s

Declination -40° 05’ 51”

Hour Angle 02h 15m 00s

Sidereal Time 12h 20m 27s

J2000

Right Ascension 10h 04m 23s

Declination -39° 58’ 32”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 271.42°

Galactic Latitude 12.46°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR3968.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.43

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.02

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.3

Temperature 4121K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3968 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3968. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3968 is distant 636.72 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 47 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 195.31

Distance (light year) 636.72

Radial Speed 47 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.034 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD87477

SAO Catalogue SAO201020

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP49343

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-39 6100

FK5 Catalogue 2809

Visibility from Your Location

HR3968 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Antlia