HR4298

HR4298 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Hydra.

HR4298 visual magnitude is 6.07. Because of its reltive faintness, HR4298 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 HR4298:

Color of HR4298 ⬤

Magnitude of HR4298 6.07

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR4298 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR4298

HR4298 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR4298 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 11h 00m 40s

Declination J2000 -31° 50’ 21”

Galactic Longitude 277.02°

Galactic Latitude 25.4°

Constellation Hydra

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR4298 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR4298.

Visibility of HR4298 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's HR4298 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 121.8° RISE 16:42

Max altitude: 6.7° TRANSIT 19:16

Azimuth: 238.2° SET 21:50

RIGHT NOW HR4298 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR4298

The image below is a photograph of HR4298 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 HR4298 is -0.08 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.105 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR4298. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4298 during the next 1000 years (-1.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.75 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR4298 from the Sun and relative movement

HR4298 is distant 101.75 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 31.21 pc

Distance (light year) 101.75 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -2 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.08 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.105 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR4298

HR4298 belongs to spectral class F8 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 3.60

Spectral Type F8V

Color Index (B-V) 0.52

Temperature of HR4298 6300K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4298 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4298. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR4298

Henry Draper Catalogue HD95456

SAO Catalogue SAO201998

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP53818

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-31 8696

In Evidence

Other stars in Hydra