HR3993

Above the horizon. Rise: 8:24 | Tran: 17:06 | Set: 1:51

Alt: 6.77° Az: 45.30° Direction: South-South-West

HR3993 is a variable giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Leo Minor.

HR3993 visual magnitude is 5.85. Because of its faintness, HR3993 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 HR3993. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3993 during the next 10000 years (-3.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 10h 12m 42s

Declination +37° 16’ 32”

Hour Angle 16h 10m 03s

Sidereal Time 02h 22m 46s

J2000

Right Ascension 10h 11m 12s

Declination +37° 24’ 06”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 185.68°

Galactic Latitude 54.9°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.85

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.48

Spectral Type K3

Color Index (B-V) 1.29

Temperature 4139K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3993 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3993. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3993 is distant 602.59 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 184.84

Distance (light year) 602.59

Radial Speed 9 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.021 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.031"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD88231

SAO Catalogue SAO61914

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP49893

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+38 2110

FK5 Catalogue 2817

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 4764

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR3993 rise, transit and set times from Plandome, United States are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/New_York):

Azimuth: 52.7° RISE 8:24

Max altitude: 86.5° TRANSIT 17:06

Azimuth: 307.3° SET 1:51

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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