HR4266

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -24.20° Az: 171.55° Direction: South

HR4266 is a double giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Carina.

HR4266 visual magnitude is 5.93. Because of its faintness, HR4266 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 HR4266. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4266 during the next 100000 years (5.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 10h 55m 29s

Declination -61° 57’ 43”

Hour Angle 22h 53m 44s

Sidereal Time 09h 49m 14s

J2000

Right Ascension 10h 54m 29s

Declination -61° 49’ 36”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 289.59°

Galactic Latitude -2.02°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR4266.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.93

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -2.61

Spectral Type K4III

Color Index (B-V) 1.75

Temperature 3453K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4266 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4266. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR4266 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR4266 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.93

Secondary star magnitude 10.93

Magnitude difference 5

Separation 7.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4266 is distant 1,663.27 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 510.20

Distance (light year) 1,663.27

Radial Speed -3 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.003 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD94683

SAO Catalogue SAO251173

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP53334

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-61 1960

Visibility from Your Location

HR4266 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Carina