HR4271
HR4271 is a variable hypergiant star in the constellation of Carina.
HR4271 visual magnitude is 5.92. Because of its reltive faintness, HR4271 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.
The table below summarizes the key facts about HR4271:
HR4271 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: -29.7°
Azimuth: 153.2°
Direction: South-South-East
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR4271
HR4271 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR4271 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR4271 in the sky:

Visibility of HR4271 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
HR4271 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom
Digitized Sky Survey image of HR4271
The image below is a photograph of HR4271 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR4271 is -0.036 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.084 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of HR4271 from the Sun and relative movement
HR4271 is distant 305.82 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 26 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of HR4271
HR4271 belongs to spectral class K0 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a hypergiant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4271 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
