HR3987

Above the horizon. Rise: 7:58 | Tran: 17:06 | Set: 2:17

Alt: 9.18° Az: 43.10° Direction: South-South-West

HR3987 is a giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Leo Minor.

HR3987 visual magnitude is 6.32. Because of its faintness, HR3987 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 HR3987. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3987 during the next 10000 years (-2.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 10h 12m 30s

Declination +40° 32’ 06”

Hour Angle 16h 10m 12s

Sidereal Time 02h 22m 43s

J2000

Right Ascension 10h 10m 58s

Declination +40° 39’ 41”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 180.1°

Galactic Latitude 54.43°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.32

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.01

Spectral Type K3

Color Index (B-V) 1.25

Temperature 4213K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3987 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3987. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3987 is distant 595.98 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 182.82

Distance (light year) 595.98

Radial Speed 14 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.014 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD88161

SAO Catalogue SAO43220

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP49870

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+41 2063

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3987 rise, transit and set times from Plandome, United States are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/New_York):

Azimuth: 49.5° RISE 7:58

Max altitude: 89.7° TRANSIT 17:06

Azimuth: 310.5° SET 2:17

Name:	Plandome, United States
Latitude:	40° 48' 24.5" N
Longitude:	73° 42' 12.6" W
Timezone:	America/New_York

Set Location

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