HR4255

Above the horizon. Rise: 15:22 | Tran: 20:08 | Set: 0:54

Alt: 24.13° Az: 189.90° Direction: South

HR4255 is a giant star of spectral class G4 in the constellation of Crater.

HR4255 visual magnitude is 5.66. Because of its faintness, HR4255 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 HR4255. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4255 during the next 100000 years (-8.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 15.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 10h 55m 33s

Declination -13° 53’ 37”

Hour Angle 00h 37m 13s

Sidereal Time 11h 32m 46s

J2000

Right Ascension 10h 54m 17s

Declination -13° 45’ 29”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 264.46°

Galactic Latitude 40.21°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.66

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.17

Spectral Type G4III

Color Index (B-V) 0.83

Temperature 5192K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4255 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4255. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4255 is distant 409.03 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 125.47

Distance (light year) 409.03

Radial Speed 5 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.005 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.009"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD94481

SAO Catalogue SAO156310

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP53316

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-12 3293

FK5 Catalogue 2871

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR4255 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 103.9° RISE 15:22

Max altitude: 24.6° TRANSIT 20:08

Azimuth: 256.1° SET 0:54

In Evidence

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Other stars in Crater

HR4255

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J2000

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Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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