HR4217
HR4217 is a double hypergiant star in the constellation of Carina.
HR4217 visual magnitude is 6.25. Because of its reltive faintness, HR4217 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 HR4217:
HR4217 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: -78.3°
Azimuth: 146.3°
Direction: South-South-East
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR4217
HR4217 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 HR4217 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR4217 in the sky:

Visibility of HR4217 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
HR4217 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom
Digitized Sky Survey image of HR4217
The image below is a photograph of HR4217 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 HR4217 is -0.062 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.008 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of HR4217 from the Sun and relative movement
HR4217 is distant 365.06 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of HR4217
HR4217 belongs to spectral class A0 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a hypergiant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4217 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR4217 star system properties
HR4217 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 HR4217 double sysyem: