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HR4038

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -16.58°   Az: 179.67°   Direction: South

HR4038 is a variable sub-giant star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Vela.

HR4038 visual magnitude is 6.16. Because of its faintness, HR4038 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.

Image of HR4038 star
DSS2 image of HR4038. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4038 during the next 10000 years (-2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

10h 16m 12s
-55° 05’ 54”
23h 57m 46s
10h 13m 58s

J2000

10h 15m 16s
-54° 58’ 27”

Galactic Coordinates

281.73°
1.34°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR4038 star
Simplified finder chart for HR4038.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.16
Sub-giant

-2.04
B2IV
12902K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4038 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR4038. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4038 is distant 1,423.58 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

436.68
1,423.58
8 km/s
-0.015 arcsec/y

Alternative Designations

SAO237834
SAO237834

Visibility from Your Location

HR4038 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK