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HR3987

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 78.71°   Az: 195.69°   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.

Image of HR3987 star
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

10h 12m 30s
+40° 32’ 08”
00h 15m 58s
10h 28m 28s

J2000

10h 10m 58s
+40° 39’ 41”

Galactic Coordinates

180.1°
54.43°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR3987.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.32
Giant

0.01
K3
4213K

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

HR 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.

182.82
595.98
14 km/s
-0.014 arcsec/y
-0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO43220
SAO43220

Visibility from Your Location

HR3987 is circumpolar and transits at 18:45 UTC (altitude: 79.1°)