HR4212

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -37.72° Az: 198.64° Direction: South-South-West

HR4212 is a multiple sub-giant star of spectral class A6 in the constellation of Carina.

HR4212 visual magnitude is 6.46. Because of its faintness, HR4212 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 HR4212. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4212 during the next 10000 years (-10.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 10h 45m 17s

Declination -70° 59’ 08”

Hour Angle 03h 23m 38s

Sideral Time 14h 08m 56s

J2000

Right Ascension 10h 44m 32s

Declination -70° 51’ 18”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 292.83°

Galactic Latitude -10.51°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR4212.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.46

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 1.28

Spectral Type A6IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.23

Temperature 7938K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4212 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4212. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR4212 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR4212 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.46

Secondary star magnitude 6.66

Magnitude difference 0.2

Separation 63 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4212 is distant 354.35 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 108.70

Distance (light year) 354.35

Radial Speed 15 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.06 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.007"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD93359

SAO Catalogue SAO256751

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP52537

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-70 1185

Visibility from Your Location

HR4212 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Carina