HR4240

HR4240 is a star in the constellation of Sextans.

HR4240 visual magnitude is 5.95. Because of its reltive faintness, HR4240 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 HR4240 is -0.046 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.006 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Key facts about HR4240

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR4240

HR4240 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 HR4240 are provided in the following table:

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR4240 in the sky:

Visibility of HR4240 from your location

Today's HR4240 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 HR4240 from the Sun and relative movement

HR4240 is distant 514.20 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 37 kilometers per second.

Spectral properties of HR4240

HR4240 belongs to spectral class K2

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4240 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

Alternative designations of HR4240