Dombay

HAT-P-3

📋 A written introduction is coming — for now this page shows official values only.

Star

Apparent magnitude: 11.28 mag
Distance from Earth: 134.554 pc (≈ 438.9 light-years)
Spectral type: K1
Surface temperature: 5,185 K
Right ascension: 206.0941°
Declination: 48.0287°
Designation: HAT-P-3
IAU name adopted: 2019-12-17
Name language: Russian
Name origin (IAU): Dombay is a resort region in the North Caucasus mountains that is enclosed by mountain forests and rich wildlife, including bears (as this star lies in the constellation Ursa Major, the great bear).

Constellation

Planets

Light from this object takes about 439 years to reach Earth — the light you see tonight left around AD 1587 (official distance ÷ speed of light).
At magnitude 11.3 it is fainter than the naked-eye limit (about 6) — you need binoculars or a telescope.
Declination 48° — it rises above the horizon in Seoul (37.6° N), so it is visible from Korea in the right season.

Worked out from this object's official values.