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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:20 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:30
sunny   (Daytime)   What's Visible Now?

HR4092

Altitude: -35.6°   Azimuth: 48.8°   Direction: North-East

HR4092 is a giant star in the constellation of Sextans.

HR4092 visual magnitude is 5.57. Because of its reltive faintness, HR4092 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR4092 is -0.135 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.136 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR4092 star
DSS2 image of HR4092. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4092 during the next 1000 years (-2.25 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.27 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR4092

5.57
Giant

HR4092 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -35.6°
Azimuth: 48.8°
Direction: North-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR4092

HR4092 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 HR4092 are provided in the following table:

10h 25m 44s
-07° 03’ 34”
251.72°
40.89°
Sextans

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR4092 in the sky:

Finder chart HR4092 star
Simplified finder chart for HR4092.

Visibility of HR4092 from your location

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

Today's HR4092 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 97.1°
Max altitude: 31.5°
Azimuth: 262.9°

Distance of HR4092 from the Sun and relative movement

HR4092 is distant 328.96 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 32 kilometers per second.

100.91 pc
328.96 ly
32 km/s
-0.135 arcsec/year
0.136 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR4092

HR4092 belongs to spectral class K5 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

0.55
K5III
3764K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4092 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR4092. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR4092

SAO137557
SAO137557