HR4175

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -24.42° Az: 129.02° Direction: South-East

HR4175 is a double star of spectral class A in the constellation of Vela.

HR4175 visual magnitude is 6.11. Because of its faintness, HR4175 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 HR4175. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4175 during the next 10000 years (-2.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 10h 39m 56s

Declination -42° 53’ 02”

Hour Angle 19h 00m 26s

Sidereal Time 05h 40m 22s

J2000

Right Ascension 10h 38m 50s

Declination -42° 45’ 12”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 278.52°

Galactic Latitude 13.74°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR4175.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.11

Class

HR4175 is also a so called metallic star.

Absolute magnitude -0.10

Spectral Type A

Color Index (B-V) 0.66

Temperature 5742K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4175 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4175. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR4175 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR4175 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.11

Secondary star magnitude 6.21

Magnitude difference 0.1

Separation 0.2 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4175 is distant 568.94 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 174.52

Distance (light year) 568.94

Radial Speed 16 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.016 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.016"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD92328

SAO Catalogue SAO222222

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP52112

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-42 6390

FK5 Catalogue 2853

Visibility from Your Location

HR4175 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

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