HR4001
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -25.66°
Az: 234.22°
Direction: South-West
HR4001 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Vela.
HR4001 visual magnitude is 5.98. Because of its faintness, HR4001 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 HR4001. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4001 during the next
1000 years (0.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.00 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for HR4001.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
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Finder chart for HR4001.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4001 is situated in the HertzsprungāRussell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of HR4001.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
HR4001 is distant 222.83 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 33 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
HR4001 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK