HR4079

Above the horizon. Rise: 5:15 | Tran: 11:41 | Set: 18:07

Alt: 42.93° Az: 162.93° Direction: South-South-East

HR4079 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class F6 in the constellation of Sextans.

HR4079 visual magnitude is 6.54. Because of its faintness, HR4079 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR4079. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4079 during the next 1000 years (-4.02 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.22 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 10h 24m 31s

Declination +05° 34’ 06”

Hour Angle 23h 10m 07s

Sideral Time 09h 34m 39s

J2000

Right Ascension 10h 23m 14s

Declination +05° 41’ 39”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 237.48°

Galactic Latitude 48.77°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR4079.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.54

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 2.81

Spectral Type F6V

Color Index (B-V) 0.46

Temperature 6576K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4079 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4079. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR4079 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR4079 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.54

Secondary star magnitude 9.04

Magnitude difference 2.5

Separation 58.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4079 is distant 181.51 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 30 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 55.68

Distance (light year) 181.51

Radial Speed 30 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.241 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.073"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD89995

SAO Catalogue SAO118271

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP50870

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+06 2301

FK5 Catalogue 2833

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR4079 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 84.4° RISE 5:15

Max altitude: 44.1° TRANSIT 11:41

Azimuth: 275.6° SET 18:07

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

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