HR4117

Below the horizon. Rise: 13:24 | Tran: 17:24 | Set: 21:28

Alt: -42.26° Az: 95.88° Direction: South

HR4117 is a giant star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Hydra.

HR4117 visual magnitude is 5.58. Because of its faintness, HR4117 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 HR4117. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4117 during the next 10000 years (-9.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 10h 30m 39s

Declination -29° 47’ 40”

Hour Angle 15h 52m 06s

Sidereal Time 02h 22m 46s

J2000

Right Ascension 10h 29m 29s

Declination -29° 39’ 48”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 269.46°

Galactic Latitude 23.83°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.58

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.21

Spectral Type K5III

Color Index (B-V) 1.42

Temperature 3918K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4117 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4117. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4117 is distant 387.17 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 118.76

Distance (light year) 387.17

Radial Speed -5 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.059 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD90957

SAO Catalogue SAO178888

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP51364

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-29 8381

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR4117 rise, transit and set times from Plandome, United States are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/New_York):

Azimuth: 119.8° RISE 13:24

Max altitude: 19.4° TRANSIT 17:24

Azimuth: 240.2° SET 21:28

Name:	Plandome, United States
Latitude:	40° 48' 24.5" N
Longitude:	73° 42' 12.6" W
Timezone:	America/New_York

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