HR3978
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -24.63°
Az: 145.28°
Direction: South-West
HR3978 is a variable giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Vela.
HR3978 visual magnitude is 6.52. Because of its faintness, HR3978 is not visible to the naked eye.
DSS2 image of HR3978. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3978 during the next
10000 years (-11.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.50 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for HR3978.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3978 is situated in the HertzsprungāRussell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of HR3978.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
HR3978 is distant 393.72 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
HR3978 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK