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Intercrus - HR3743

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 45.12°   Az: 68.83°   Direction: East-North-East

Intercrus, also designated as , is a multiple hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Ursa Major.

Intercrus visual magnitude is 5.41. Because of its faintness, Intercrus 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 Intercrus - HR3743 star
DSS2 image of Intercrus. The red arrow shows the motion of Intercrus during the next 1000 years (-0.12 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.13 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

09h 30m 16s
+45° 29’ 31”
19h 20m 45s
04h 51m 01s

J2000

09h 28m 40s
+45° 36’ 05”

Galactic Coordinates

174.22°
46.07°

Finder Chart

Finder chart Intercrus - HR3743 star
Simplified finder chart for Intercrus - HR3743.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.41
Hypergiant

0.68
K0III
4791K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where Intercrus is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

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

Star System Properties

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

5.41
7.91
2.5
77.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

Intercrus is distant 287.73 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 39 kilometers per second.

88.26
287.73
39 km/s
-0.007 arcsec/y
-0.128"/y

Alternative Designations

Intercrus
SAO42876
SAO42876

Visibility from Your Location

Intercrus - HR3743 is circumpolar and transits at 08:20 UTC (altitude: 84.0°)