HR4056

Below the horizon. Rise: 12:53 | Tran: 16:34 | Set: 20:14

Alt: -40.44° Az: 240.23° Direction: West-South-West

HR4056 is a main-sequence star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Vela.

HR4056 visual magnitude is 5.96. Because of its faintness, HR4056 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 HR4056. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4056 during the next 10000 years (-4.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 10h 19m 33s

Declination -41° 47’ 48”

Hour Angle 07h 50m 23s

Sidereal Time 18h 09m 57s

J2000

Right Ascension 10h 18m 28s

Declination -41° 40’ 05”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 274.65°

Galactic Latitude 12.65°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR4056.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.96

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude -0.18

Spectral Type B9V

Color Index (B-V) -0.06

Temperature 10941K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4056 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4056. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4056 is distant 550.68 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 23 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 168.92

Distance (light year) 550.68

Radial Speed 23 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.027 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD89461

SAO Catalogue SAO221948

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP50480

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-41 5765

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR4056 rise, transit and set times from Saint George, Bermuda are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Atlantic/Bermuda):

Azimuth: 131.8° RISE 12:53

Max altitude: 15.8° TRANSIT 16:34

Azimuth: 228.2° SET 20:14

Name:	Saint George, Bermuda
Latitude:	32° 22' 54.1" N
Longitude:	64° 40' 41.2" W
Timezone:	Atlantic/Bermuda

Set Location

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