HR4087

Above the horizon. Rise: 7:37 | Tran: 16:29 | Set: 1:25

Alt: 51.67° Az: 246.92° Direction: West-South-West

HR4087 is a sub-giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Vela.

HR4087 visual magnitude is 6.27. Because of its faintness, HR4087 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 HR4087. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4087 during the next 1000 years (-2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.18 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 10h 24m 46s

Declination -42° 04’ 59”

Hour Angle 03h 20m 57s

Sidereal Time 13h 45m 44s

J2000

Right Ascension 10h 23m 40s

Declination -41° 57’ 11”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 275.64°

Galactic Latitude 12.96°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR4087.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.27

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 2.01

Spectral Type G8IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.88

Temperature 5051K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4087 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4087. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4087 is distant 232.03 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 22 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 71.17

Distance (light year) 232.03

Radial Speed 22 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.13 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.011"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD90170

SAO Catalogue SAO222016

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP50903

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-41 5833

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR4087 rise, transit and set times from Los Ángeles, Chile are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Santiago):

Azimuth: 132.1° RISE 7:37

Max altitude: 85.4° TRANSIT 16:29

Azimuth: 227.9° SET 1:25

Name:	Los Ángeles, Chile
Latitude:	37° 28' 10.9" S
Longitude:	72° 21' 13.3" W
Timezone:	America/Santiago

Set Location

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