HR4276

HR4276 is a variable supergiant star in the constellation of Carina.

HR4276 visual magnitude is 6.11. Because of its reltive faintness, HR4276 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 HR4276:

Color of HR4276 ⬤

Magnitude of HR4276 6.11

Class Supergiant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR4276 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR4276

HR4276 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 HR4276 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 10h 57m 48s

Declination J2000 -59° 43’ 54”

Galactic Longitude 289.06°

Galactic Latitude 0.04°

Constellation Carina

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR4276 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR4276.

Visibility of HR4276 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR4276 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR4276

The image below is a photograph of HR4276 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 HR4276 is 0.007 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.016 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR4276. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4276 during the next 10000 years (1.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.67 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR4276 from the Sun and relative movement

HR4276 is distant 32,600,000.00 light years from the Sun

Distance (parsec) 10,000,000.00 pc

Distance (light year) 32,600,000.00 ly

Proper Motion RA 0.007 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.016 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR4276

HR4276 belongs to spectral class G3 and has a luminosity class of I corresponding to a supergiant star.

Absolute magnitude -23.89

Spectral Type G3I

Color Index (B-V) 1.1

Temperature of HR4276 4515K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4276 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4276. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR4276

Henry Draper Catalogue HD95109

SAO Catalogue SAO238635

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP53589

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-59 2888

General Catalogue of Variable Stars U Car

In Evidence

Other stars in Carina