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TimezoneEurope/London
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HR4257

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -23.49°   Az: 162.67°   Direction: South-South-East

HR4257 is a variable and multiple giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Carina.

HR4257 visual magnitude is 3.78. Because of its moderate brightness, HR4257 is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

Image of HR4257 star
DSS2 image of HR4257. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4257 during the next 10000 years (11.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 5.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

10h 54m 31s
-58° 59’ 19”
21h 51m 55s
08h 46m 26s

J2000

10h 53m 29s
-58° 51’ 11”

Galactic Coordinates

288.18°
0.6°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR4257.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

3.78
Giant

1.42
K1III
4866K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4257 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR4257. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR4257 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR4257 double sysyem:

3.78
6.48
2.7
153.9 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4257 is distant 96.71 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

29.66
96.71
8 km/s
0.067 arcsec/y
0.03"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO238574
SAO238574
Gl 404.1

Visibility from Your Location

HR4257 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK