HR4318
HR4318 is a giant star in the constellation of Centaurus.
HR4318 visual magnitude is 6.3. Because of its reltive faintness, HR4318 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 HR4318:
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR4318
HR4318 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern emisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR4318 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR4318 in the sky:
Visibility of HR4318 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
HR4318 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Digitized Sky Survey image of HR4318
The image below is a photograph of HR4318 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 HR4318 is 0.005 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.065 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Distance of HR4318 from the Sun and relative movement
HR4318 is distant 411.62 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 53 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of HR4318
HR4318 belongs to spectral class G8 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4318 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
