HR4279
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -60.67°
Az: 159.04°
Direction: South-South-East
HR4279 is a bright giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Carina.
HR4279 visual magnitude is 6.13. Because of its faintness, HR4279 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 HR4279. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4279 during the next
10000 years (-2.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.50 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for HR4279.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Simplified finder chart for HR4279.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4279 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of HR4279.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
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.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
HR4279 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK