HR3969

Above the horizon. Rise: 3:55 | Tran: 11:15 | Set: 18:35

Alt: 42.70° Az: 124.77° Direction: South-East

HR3969 is a main-sequence star of spectral class F2 in the constellation of Leo.

HR3969 visual magnitude is 6.37. Because of its faintness, HR3969 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 HR3969. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3969 during the next 10000 years (-13.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 10h 07m 01s

Declination +15° 38’ 11”

Hour Angle 21h 24m 41s

Sideral Time 07h 31m 43s

J2000

Right Ascension 10h 05m 40s

Declination +15° 45’ 27”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 220.74°

Galactic Latitude 49.99°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR3969.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.37

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 1.08

Spectral Type F2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.37

Temperature 7044K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3969 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3969. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3969 is distant 371.72 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 114.03

Distance (light year) 371.72

Radial Speed 12 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.078 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.017"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD87500

SAO Catalogue SAO98944

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP49445

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+16 2077

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3969 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 74.4° RISE 3:55

Max altitude: 54.2° TRANSIT 11:15

Azimuth: 285.6° SET 18:35

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

Location

Other stars in Leo