HR4099
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -20.39°
Az: 134.30°
Direction: South-East
HR4099 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Vela.
HR4099 visual magnitude is 6.13. Because of its faintness, HR4099 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 HR4099. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4099 during the next
1000 years (-2.12 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.87 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for HR4099.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4099 is situated in the HertzsprungāRussell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of HR4099.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
HR4099 is distant 331.64 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 23 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
HR4099 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK