HR4284

Below the horizon. Rise: 6:03 | Tran: 10:34 | Set: 15:06

Alt: -14.83° Az: 97.98° Direction: East

HR4284 is a giant star of spectral class M2 in the constellation of Crater.

HR4284 visual magnitude is 5.89. Because of its faintness, HR4284 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 HR4284. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4284 during the next 10000 years (-7.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 11h 00m 44s

Declination -16° 29’ 13”

Hour Angle 17h 47m 00s

Sideral Time 04h 47m 45s

J2000

Right Ascension 10h 59m 30s

Declination -16° 21’ 14”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 267.68°

Galactic Latitude 38.74°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR4284.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.89

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.91

Spectral Type M2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.63

Temperature 3608K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4284 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4284. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4284 is distant 1,185.45 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 33 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 363.64

Distance (light year) 1,185.45

Radial Speed -33 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.046 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.016"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD95234

SAO Catalogue SAO156372

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP53723

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-15 3174

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR4284 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 106.5° RISE 6:03

Max altitude: 22.0° TRANSIT 10:34

Azimuth: 253.5° SET 15:06

Set Location

Other stars in Crater