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HR4177

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -28.54°   Az: 207.31°   Direction: South-South-West

HR4177 is a variable and double giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Carina.

HR4177 visual magnitude is 4.66. Because of its moderate brightness, HR4177 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 HR4177 star
DSS2 image of HR4177. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4177 during the next 10000 years (-2.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

10h 39m 42s
-59° 18’ 46”
03h 28m 36s
14h 08m 18s

J2000

10h 38m 45s
-59° 10’ 59”

Galactic Coordinates

286.65°
-0.57°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR4177 star
Simplified finder chart for HR4177.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

4.66
Giant

-4.11
K4III
3824K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4177 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR4177. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR4177 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR4177 double sysyem:

4.66
8.06
3.4
14.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4177 is distant 1,852.27 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

568.18
1,852.27
11 km/s
-0.012 arcsec/y
0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO238295
SAO238295

Visibility from Your Location

HR4177 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK