HR4080

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -4.72° Az: 165.85° Direction: South-South-East

HR4080 is a variable giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Vela.

HR4080 visual magnitude is 4.83. Because of its moderate brightness, HR4080 is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

DSS2 image of HR4080. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4080 during the next 10000 years (-3.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 9.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 10h 23m 24s

Declination -41° 46’ 35”

Hour Angle 22h 43m 44s

Sidereal Time 09h 07m 08s

J2000

Right Ascension 10h 22m 19s

Declination -41° 38’ 59”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 275.25°

Galactic Latitude 13.07°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR4080.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.83

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.89

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.12

Temperature 4472K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4080 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4080. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4080 is distant 200.49 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 21 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 61.50

Distance (light year) 200.49

Radial Speed 21 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.022 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.056"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD89998

SAO Catalogue SAO221998

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP50799

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-41 5809

FK5 Catalogue 1268

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 4837

Visibility from Your Location

HR4080 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Vela