HR3992

Below the horizon. Rise: 8:40 | Tran: 10:16 | Set: 11:52

Alt: -41.02° Az: 99.06° Direction: East

HR3992 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class F8 in the constellation of Antlia.

HR3992 visual magnitude is 6.13. Because of its faintness, HR3992 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 HR3992. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3992 during the next 1000 years (-7.28 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.23 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 10h 10m 36s

Declination -35° 58’ 44”

Hour Angle 16h 28m 08s

Sideral Time 02h 38m 45s

J2000

Right Ascension 10h 09m 31s

Declination -35° 51’ 24”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 269.69°

Galactic Latitude 16.36°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR3992.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.13

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 3.69

Spectral Type F8V

Color Index (B-V) 0.6

Temperature 5968K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3992 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3992. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR3992 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of medium or large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR3992 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.13

Secondary star magnitude 10.83

Magnitude difference 4.7

Separation 2.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3992 is distant 100.15 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 41 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 30.72

Distance (light year) 100.15

Radial Speed 41 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.437 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.014"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD88218

SAO Catalogue SAO201109

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP49769

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-35 6194

Gliese Catalogue Gl 379.1A

FK5 Catalogue 2816

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3992 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 126.0° RISE 8:40

Max altitude: 2.5° TRANSIT 10:16

Azimuth: 234.0° SET 11:52

Set Location

Other stars in Antlia