B-type star · blue-white star

HR 3717

HR 3717 is a blue-white star in the constellation Vela. Its surface is about 11,556 K, about 2.0 times the Sun's surface temperature, and it shines at 26,791,683× the Sun's brightness. At magnitude 6.3 it is within reach of 50 mm binoculars.

brightness mag 6.28B5V

Also catalogued as HD 80781 · HIP 45742

11,556 K
temperature
6.28
apparent magnitude
26,791,683× ☉
luminosity vs Sun
B5V
spectral type
Distance & comparison with our Sun
–
at light speed from Earth
2.00×
as hot as the Sun
26,791,683×
the Sun's light output
-13.72
absolute magnitude
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HR 3717B-type
Sky regionVelathis direction
StarHR 373920,000 ly
StarHR 370821,000 ly
StarHR 393538,000 ly
StarGamma² Velstar
StarAlsephinastar
Nearest stars
Bright stars in Vela
Can you see it tonight?
BINOCULARS NEEDED
Brightness mag 6.3To see it 50 mm binocularsLook toward Vela

Star data from the HYG database v4.2 (Astronexus, CC BY-SA 4.0). Temperature and colour computed by gravityfinder from the B-V colour index; the illustration is generated from that temperature, not a photograph.