HR4043

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -25.80° Az: 200.32° Direction: South-South-West

HR4043 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class A5 in the constellation of Carina.

HR4043 visual magnitude is 6.22. Because of its faintness, HR4043 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 HR4043. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4043 during the next 10000 years (-7.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 10h 16m 55s

Declination -60° 01’ 49”

Hour Angle 02h 35m 00s

Sidereal Time 12h 51m 56s

J2000

Right Ascension 10h 16m 03s

Declination -59° 54’ 11”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 284.58°

Galactic Latitude -2.69°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR4043.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.22

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 1.63

Spectral Type A5V

Color Index (B-V) 0.2

Temperature 8163K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4043 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4043. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR4043 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR4043 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.22

Secondary star magnitude 6.32

Magnitude difference 0.1

Separation 0.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4043 is distant 270.09 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 82.85

Distance (light year) 270.09

Radial Speed 18 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.047 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.016"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD89263

SAO Catalogue SAO237853

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP50287

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-59 2008

Visibility from Your Location

HR4043 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Carina