HR4250

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -65.84° Az: 239.76° Direction: West-South-West

HR4250 is a supergiant star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Carina.

HR4250 visual magnitude is 5.25. Because of its faintness, HR4250 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 HR4250. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4250 during the next 100000 years (-6.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 10h 53m 33s

Declination -57° 22’ 27”

Hour Angle 09h 16m 02s

Sidereal Time 20h 09m 35s

J2000

Right Ascension 10h 52m 30s

Declination -57° 14’ 26”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 287.36°

Galactic Latitude 1.99°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR4250.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.25

Class Supergiant

Absolute magnitude -6.09

Spectral Type B9I

Color Index (B-V) 0.16

Temperature 8486K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4250 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4250. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4250 is distant 6,037.04 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 24 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 1,851.85

Distance (light year) 6,037.04

Radial Speed -24 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.004 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD94367

SAO Catalogue SAO238557

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP53154

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-56 3947

FK5 Catalogue 2868

Visibility from Your Location

HR4250 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Carina