HR4018

HR4018 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Carina.

HR4018 visual magnitude is 6.1. Because of its reltive faintness, HR4018 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 HR4018:

Color of HR4018 ⬤

Magnitude of HR4018 6.1

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR4018 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR4018

HR4018 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR4018 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 10h 13m 01s

Declination J2000 -59° 55’ 05”

Galactic Longitude 284.27°

Galactic Latitude -2.92°

Constellation Carina

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR4018 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR4018.

Visibility of HR4018 from your location

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

HR4018 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR4018

The image below is a photograph of HR4018 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 HR4018 is -0.006 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR4018. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4018 during the next 100000 years (-10.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.00 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR4018 from the Sun and relative movement

HR4018 is distant 1,975.76 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 606.06 pc

Distance (light year) 1,975.76 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -2 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.006 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR4018

HR4018 belongs to spectral class B4 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude -2.81

Spectral Type B4V

Color Index (B-V) -0.08

Temperature of HR4018 11247K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4018 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4018. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR4018

Henry Draper Catalogue HD88825

SAO Catalogue SAO237799

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP50044

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-59 1974

In Evidence

Other stars in Carina