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HR4128

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -54.94°   Az: 131.76°   Direction: South-East

HR4128 is a double giant star of spectral class M2 in the constellation of Carina.

HR4128 visual magnitude is 6.43. Because of its faintness, HR4128 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.

Image of HR4128 star
DSS2 image of HR4128. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4128 during the next 10000 years (-0.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

10h 31m 32s
-61° 29’ 00”
16h 15m 24s
02h 46m 56s

J2000

10h 30m 39s
-61° 21’ 21”

Galactic Coordinates

286.87°
-2.95°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR4128 star
Simplified finder chart for HR4128.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.43
Giant

-0.55
M2III
3440K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4128 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR4128. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR4128 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR4128 double sysyem:

6.43
7.63
1.2
82.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4128 is distant 810.95 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

248.76
810.95
-4 km/s
-0.003 arcsec/y
0.022"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO250992
SAO250992

Visibility from Your Location

HR4128 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK