HR4224

HR4224 is a giant star in the constellation of Sextans.

HR4224 visual magnitude is 5.93. Because of its reltive faintness, HR4224 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 HR4224 is -0.012 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.

Key facts about HR4224

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR4224

HR4224 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR4224 are provided in the following table:

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR4224 in the sky:

Visibility of HR4224 from your location

Today's HR4224 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Distance of HR4224 from the Sun and relative movement

HR4224 is distant 530.94 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Spectral properties of HR4224

HR4224 belongs to spectral class M2 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4224 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

Alternative designations of HR4224