HR4163

Below the horizon. Rise: 5:20 | Tran: 10:09 | Set: 14:57

Alt: -21.98° Az: 275.88° Direction: West

HR4163 is a variable bright giant star of spectral class C5 in the constellation of Hydra.

HR4163 visual magnitude is 4.82. Because of its moderate brightness, HR4163 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.

DSS2 image of HR4163. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4163 during the next 10000 years (5.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 10h 38m 46s

Declination -13° 30’ 49”

Hour Angle 07h 13m 43s

Sidereal Time 17h 52m 30s

J2000

Right Ascension 10h 37m 33s

Declination -13° 23’ 03”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 259.97°

Galactic Latitude 38.07°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR4163.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.82

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -1.23

Spectral Type C5II

Color Index (B-V) 2.68

Temperature 2595K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4163 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4163. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4163 is distant 527.51 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 25 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 161.81

Distance (light year) 527.51

Radial Speed -25 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.034 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.032"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD92055

SAO Catalogue SAO156110

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP52009

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-12 3218

General Catalogue of Variable Stars U Hya

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR4163 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 103.5° RISE 5:20

Max altitude: 25.0° TRANSIT 10:09

Azimuth: 256.5° SET 14:57

Set Location

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