HR4114

HR4114 is a variable bright giant star in the constellation of Carina.

HR4114 visual magnitude is 3.82. Because of its moderate brightness, HR4114 should be easily visible from locations with dark skyes, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR4114:

Color of HR4114 ⬤

Magnitude of HR4114 3.82

Class Bright giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR4114 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR4114

HR4114 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern emisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR4114 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 10h 27m 52s

Declination J2000 -58° 44’ 21”

Galactic Longitude 285.22°

Galactic Latitude -0.9°

Constellation Carina

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR4114 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR4114.

Visibility of HR4114 from your location

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

HR4114 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR4114

The image below is a photograph of HR4114 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR4114 is -0.013 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR4114. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4114 during the next 10000 years (-2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.00 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR4114 from the Sun and relative movement

HR4114 is distant 1,041.53 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 319.49 pc

Distance (light year) 1,041.53 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 9 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.013 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR4114

HR4114 belongs to spectral class F2 and has a luminosity class of II corresponding to a bright giant star.

Absolute magnitude -3.70

Spectral Type F2II

Color Index (B-V) 0.31

Temperature of HR4114 7399K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4114 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4114. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR4114

Henry Draper Catalogue HD90853

SAO Catalogue SAO238085

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP51232

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-58 2227

FK5 Catalogue 393

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 4869

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