HR4164

HR4164 is a variable giant star in the constellation of Carina.

HR4164 visual magnitude is 5.08. Because of its reltive faintness, HR4164 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR4164:

Color of HR4164 ⬤

Magnitude of HR4164 5.08

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR4164 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR4164

HR4164 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR4164 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 10h 36m 20s

Declination J2000 -59° 33’ 52”

Galactic Longitude 286.57°

Galactic Latitude -1.05°

Constellation Carina

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR4164 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR4164.

Visibility of HR4164 from your location

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

HR4164 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR4164

The image below is a photograph of HR4164 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 HR4164 is -0.059 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.053 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR4164. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4164 during the next 10000 years (-9.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.83 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR4164 from the Sun and relative movement

HR4164 is distant 268.53 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 82.37 pc

Distance (light year) 268.53 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -13 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.059 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.053 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR4164

HR4164 belongs to spectral class K1 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude 0.50

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.18

Temperature of HR4164 4348K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4164 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4164. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR4164

Henry Draper Catalogue HD92063

SAO Catalogue SAO238242

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP51912

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-58 2371

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 4909

In Evidence

Other stars in Carina