HR4304

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -46.95° Az: 169.32° Direction: South-South-West

HR4304 is a double sub-giant star of spectral class F7 in the constellation of Chamaeleon.

HR4304 visual magnitude is 6.71. Because of its faintness, HR4304 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR4304. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4304 during the next 1000 years (-2.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.22 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 10h 59m 30s

Declination -81° 41’ 34”

Hour Angle 19h 55m 24s

Sidereal Time 06h 54m 55s

J2000

Right Ascension 10h 59m 12s

Declination -81° 33’ 21”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 298.73°

Galactic Latitude -19.62°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR4304.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.71

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 1.86

Spectral Type F7IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.55

Temperature 6170K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4304 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4304. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR4304 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR4304 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.71

Secondary star magnitude 6.81

Magnitude difference 0.1

Separation 0.4 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4304 is distant 304.10 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 93.28

Distance (light year) 304.10

Radial Speed 11 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.16 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.073"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD95788

SAO Catalogue SAO258599

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP53700

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-80 509

Visibility from Your Location

HR4304 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Chamaeleon