HR4290

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -71.95° Az: 225.79° Direction: South-West

HR4290 is a double sub-giant star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Carina.

HR4290 visual magnitude is 6.16. Because of its faintness, HR4290 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 HR4290. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4290 during the next 10000 years (-5.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 11h 00m 15s

Declination -61° 27’ 24”

Hour Angle 10h 09m 12s

Sidereal Time 21h 09m 28s

J2000

Right Ascension 10h 59m 13s

Declination -61° 19’ 13”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 289.89°

Galactic Latitude -1.32°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR4290.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.16

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 0.93

Spectral Type B8IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.06

Temperature 10941K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4290 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4290. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR4290 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR4290 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.16

Secondary star magnitude 9.66

Magnitude difference 3.5

Separation 4.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4290 is distant 362.63 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 111.23

Distance (light year) 362.63

Radial Speed 16 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.031 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.019"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD95324

SAO Catalogue SAO251205

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP53701

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-60 2433

Visibility from Your Location

HR4290 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Carina