HR4279
HR4279 is a bright giant star in the constellation of Carina.
HR4279 visual magnitude is 6.13. Because of its reltive faintness, HR4279 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 HR4279:
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR4279
HR4279 is situated close to the southern celestial pole and, as such, it is easilty visible for most part of the year from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR4279 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR4279 in the sky:
Visibility of HR4279 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
HR4279 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Digitized Sky Survey image of HR4279
The image below is a photograph of HR4279 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 HR4279 is -0.017 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.003 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Distance of HR4279 from the Sun and relative movement
HR4279 is distant 2,345.32 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of HR4279
HR4279 belongs to spectral class K1 and has a luminosity class of II corresponding to a bright giant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4279 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
