HR4282

Below the horizon. Rise: 15:50 | Tran: 17:59 | Set: 20:09

Alt: -8.49° Az: 135.84° Direction: South-West

HR4282 is a variable and double main-sequence star of spectral class F2 in the constellation of Hydra.

HR4282 visual magnitude is 5.71. Because of its faintness, HR4282 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 HR4282. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4282 during the next 10000 years (2.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 11h 00m 26s

Declination -33° 52’ 26”

Hour Angle 20h 15m 39s

Sidereal Time 07h 16m 05s

J2000

Right Ascension 10h 59m 13s

Declination -33° 44’ 13”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 277.67°

Galactic Latitude 23.57°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR4282.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.71

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 2.28

Spectral Type F2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.37

Temperature 7044K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4282 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4282. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR4282 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of medium or large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR4282 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.71

Secondary star magnitude 8.71

Magnitude difference 3

Separation 1.8 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4282 is distant 158.56 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 48.64

Distance (light year) 158.56

Radial Speed -10 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.016 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.043"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD95221

SAO Catalogue SAO201976

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP53699

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-33 7401

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 5041

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR4282 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 123.9° RISE 15:50

Max altitude: 4.6° TRANSIT 17:59

Azimuth: 236.1° SET 20:09

Set Location

Other stars in Hydra