HR3995

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -28.59° Az: 170.08° Direction: South

HR3995 is a double hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Carina.

HR3995 visual magnitude is 5.28. Because of its faintness, HR3995 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 HR3995. The red arrow shows the motion of HR3995 during the next 10000 years (-12.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 7.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 10h 09m 24s

Declination -65° 56’ 14”

Hour Angle 22h 32m 55s

Sidereal Time 08h 42m 20s

J2000

Right Ascension 10h 08m 42s

Declination -65° 48’ 55”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 287.29°

Galactic Latitude -8.02°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR3995.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.28

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.18

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 0.98

Temperature 4791K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR3995 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR3995. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR3995 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR3995 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.28

Secondary star magnitude 9.48

Magnitude difference 4.2

Separation 63.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR3995 is distant 341.36 light years from the Sun

Distance (parsec) 104.71

Distance (light year) 341.36

Proper Motion RA -0.072 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.042"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD88323

SAO Catalogue SAO250836

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP49698

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-65 1248

Visibility from Your Location

HR3995 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Carina