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public  Voskevaz, Armenia Voskevaz, Armenia  ⓘ
TimezoneAsia/Yerevan
Sunrise: 5:38 
Transit: 13:06 
Sunset: 20:35
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HR4159

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -8.78°   Az: 171.93°   Direction: South

HR4159 is a variable bright giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Carina.

HR4159 visual magnitude is 4.45. Because of its moderate brightness, HR4159 is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

Image of HR4159 star
DSS2 image of HR4159. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4159 during the next 10000 years (-3.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

10h 36m 34s
-57° 41’ 25”
22h 59m 50s
09h 36m 24s

J2000

10h 35m 35s
-57° 33’ 28”

Galactic Coordinates

285.49°
0.64°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR4159.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.45
Bright giant

-3.68
K3II
3622K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4159 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR4159. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4159 is distant 1,375.53 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

421.94
1,375.53
10 km/s
-0.023 arcsec/y

Alternative Designations

SAO238222
SAO238222

Visibility from Your Location

HR4159 is currently not visible from Voskevaz, Armenia