HR3988

Above the horizon. Rise: 7:03 | Tran: 11:59 | Set: 16:54

Alt: 3.79° Az: 115.07° Direction: East-South-East

HR3988 is a star of spectral class A5 in the constellation of Hydra.

HR3988 visual magnitude is 6.24. Because of its faintness, HR3988 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 HR3988. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3988 during the next 10000 years (-0.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 10h 11m 09s

Declination -12° 13’ 04”

Hour Angle 19h 29m 27s

Sideral Time 05h 40m 36s

J2000

Right Ascension 10h 09m 56s

Declination -12° 05’ 44”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 252.65°

Galactic Latitude 34.57°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR3988.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.24

Class

Absolute magnitude 1.74

Spectral Type A5

Color Index (B-V) 0.18

Temperature 8321K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3988 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3988. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3988 is distant 259.35 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 79.55

Distance (light year) 259.35

Radial Speed -14 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.005 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.036"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD88182

SAO Catalogue SAO155777

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP49802

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-11 2818

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3988 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 102.2° RISE 7:03

Max altitude: 26.3° TRANSIT 11:59

Azimuth: 257.8° SET 16:54

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

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