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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:24 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:27
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HR4206

Altitude: -45.8°   Azimuth: 192.9°   Direction: South-South-West

HR4206 is a sub-giant star in the constellation of Chamaeleon.

HR4206 visual magnitude is 5.97. Because of its reltive faintness, HR4206 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR4206 is -0.031 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.01 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR4206 star
DSS2 image of HR4206. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4206 during the next 10000 years (-5.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.67 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR4206

5.97
Sub-giant

HR4206 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -45.8°
Azimuth: 192.9°
Direction: South-South-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR4206

HR4206 is situated close to the southern celestial pole and, as such, it is easilty visible for most part of the year from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR4206 are provided in the following table:

10h 41m 51s
-79° 46’ 59”
297.18°
-18.39°
Chamaeleon

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR4206 in the sky:

Finder chart HR4206 star
Simplified finder chart for HR4206.

Visibility of HR4206 from your location

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

HR4206 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Distance of HR4206 from the Sun and relative movement

HR4206 is distant 1,000.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

306.75 pc
1,000.00 ly
18 km/s
-0.031 arcsec/year
0.01 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR4206

HR4206 belongs to spectral class B4 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

-1.46
B4IV
11092K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4206 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR4206. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR4206

SAO256745
SAO256745