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HR4262

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -47.39°   Az: 208.98°   Direction: South-South-West

HR4262 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class B6 in the constellation of Carina.

HR4262 visual magnitude is 5.99. Because of its faintness, HR4262 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 HR4262 star
DSS2 image of HR4262. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4262 during the next 10000 years (-5.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

10h 54m 31s
-70° 51’ 08”
05h 56m 30s
16h 51m 01s

J2000

10h 53m 41s
-70° 43’ 13”

Galactic Coordinates

293.45°
-10.05°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR4262 star
Simplified finder chart for HR4262.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.99
Main-sequence

-0.89
B6V
10382K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4262 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR4262. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR4262 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of medium or large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR4262 double sysyem:

5.99
6.59
0.6
1.5 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4262 is distant 776.19 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

238.10
776.19
6 km/s
-0.034 arcsec/y
-0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO256770
SAO256770

Visibility from Your Location

HR4262 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK