HR4073

HR4073 is a double hypergiant star in the constellation of Hydra.

HR4073 visual magnitude is 6.51. Because of its reltive faintness, HR4073 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 HR4073:

Color of HR4073 ⬤

Magnitude of HR4073 6.51

Class Hypergiant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR4073 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 7°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR4073

HR4073 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR4073 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 10h 21m 35s

Declination J2000 -22° 31’ 41”

Galactic Longitude 263.18°

Galactic Latitude 28.54°

Constellation Hydra

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR4073 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR4073.

Visibility of HR4073 from your location

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

Today's HR4073 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 112.5° RISE 14:56

Max altitude: 16.0° TRANSIT 18:49

Azimuth: 247.5° SET 22:42

RIGHT NOW HR4073 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR4073

The image below is a photograph of HR4073 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 HR4073 is -0.03 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.006 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR4073. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4073 during the next 10000 years (-5.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.00 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR4073 from the Sun and relative movement

HR4073 is distant 425.59 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 130.55 pc

Distance (light year) 425.59 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 12 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.03 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.006 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR4073

HR4073 belongs to spectral class A0

Absolute magnitude 0.93

Spectral Type A0

Color Index (B-V) 0.07

Temperature of HR4073 9328K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4073 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4073. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR4073 star system properties

HR4073 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of medium or large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR4073 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.51

Secondary star magnitude 8.01

Magnitude difference 1.5

Separation 1.8 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR4073

Henry Draper Catalogue HD89828

SAO Catalogue SAO178723

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP50739

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-21 3045

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS7739

In Evidence

Other stars in Hydra