HR4053

Above the horizon. Rise: 14:06 | Tran: 16:45 | Set: 19:24

Alt: 6.52° Az: 191.55° Direction: South-South-West

HR4053 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Antlia.

HR4053 visual magnitude is 6.3. Because of its faintness, HR4053 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 HR4053. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4053 during the next 10000 years (-7.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 10h 19m 45s

Declination -36° 55’ 59”

Hour Angle 00h 57m 38s

Sidereal Time 11h 17m 23s

J2000

Right Ascension 10h 18m 37s

Declination -36° 48’ 16”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 271.81°

Galactic Latitude 16.67°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.3

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.05

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.28

Temperature 4158K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4053 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4053. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4053 is distant 608.21 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 186.57

Distance (light year) 608.21

Radial Speed 2 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.043 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD89442

SAO Catalogue SAO201266

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP50492

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-36 6281

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR4053 rise, transit and set times from Hoolt, Mongolia are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Ulaanbaatar):

Azimuth: 126.9° RISE 14:06

Max altitude: 7.5° TRANSIT 16:45

Azimuth: 233.1° SET 19:24

Name:	Hoolt, Mongolia
Latitude:	45° 31' 59.9" N
Longitude:	102° 58' 58.8" E
Timezone:	Asia/Ulaanbaatar

Set Location

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