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HR4252

Below the horizon.  Rise: 20:33 | Tran: 1:13 | Set: 5:50
Alt: -34.43°   Az: 70.23°   Direction: East-North-East

HR4252 is a sub-giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Crater.

HR4252 visual magnitude is 6.38. Because of its faintness, HR4252 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.

Image of HR4252 star
DSS2 image of HR4252. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4252 during the next 10000 years (11.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

10h 54m 47s
-15° 34’ 46”
15h 34m 44s
02h 29m 32s

J2000

10h 53m 32s
-15° 26’ 44”

Galactic Coordinates

265.5°
38.71°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR4252.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.38
Sub-giant

1.95
K3IV
4389K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4252 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR4252. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4252 is distant 250.58 light years from the Sun

76.86
250.58
0.067 arcsec/y
-0.043"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO156302
SAO156302

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR4252 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 105.6°
Max altitude: 22.9°
Azimuth: 254.4°