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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:20 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:30
sunny   (Daytime)   What's Visible Now?

HR4321

Altitude: -16.4°   Azimuth: 158.5°   Direction: South-South-East

HR4321 is a giant star in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR4321 visual magnitude is 6.32. Because of its reltive faintness, HR4321 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR4321 is -0.067 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.006 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR4321 star
DSS2 image of HR4321. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4321 during the next 10000 years (-11.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.00 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR4321

6.32
Giant

HR4321 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -16.4°
Azimuth: 158.5°
Direction: South-South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR4321

HR4321 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 HR4321 are provided in the following table:

11h 06m 27s
-50° 57’ 24”
286.57°
8.55°
Centaurus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR4321 in the sky:

Finder chart HR4321 star
Simplified finder chart for HR4321.

Visibility of HR4321 from your location

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

HR4321 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Distance of HR4321 from the Sun and relative movement

HR4321 is distant 366.70 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

112.49 pc
366.70 ly
9 km/s
-0.067 arcsec/year
0.006 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR4321

HR4321 belongs to spectral class K2 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

1.06
K2III
4389K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4321 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR4321. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR4321

SAO238775
SAO238775