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HR4005

HR4005 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Hydra.

HR4005 visual magnitude is 6.44. Because of its reltive faintness, HR4005 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR4005:

6.44
Main-sequence
HR4005 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 17°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR4005

HR4005 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR4005 are provided in the following table:

10h 12m 37s
-19° 09’ 12”
258.87°
29.82°
Hydra

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR4005 in the sky:

Finder chart HR4005 star
Simplified finder chart for HR4005.

Visibility of HR4005 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's HR4005 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 109.2°
Max altitude: 19.4°
Azimuth: 250.8°
HR4005 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR4005

The image below is a photograph of HR4005 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR4005 is -0.236 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.116 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR4005 star
DSS2 image of HR4005. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4005 during the next 1000 years (-3.93 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.93 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR4005 from the Sun and relative movement

HR4005 is distant 137.26 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 34 kilometers per second.

42.11 pc
137.26 ly
34 km/s
-0.236 arcsec/year
-0.116 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR4005

HR4005 belongs to spectral class F6 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

3.32
F6V
6389K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4005 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR4005. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR4005

SAO155820
SAO155820