HR4323

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -31.21° Az: 147.66° Direction: South-South-East

HR4323 is a variable and multiple bright giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Carina.

HR4323 visual magnitude is 6.02. Because of its faintness, HR4323 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 HR4323. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4323 during the next 10000 years (-2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 11h 07m 32s

Declination -58° 48’ 34”

Hour Angle 19h 51m 44s

Sideral Time 06h 59m 17s

J2000

Right Ascension 11h 06m 29s

Declination -58° 40’ 31”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 289.64°

Galactic Latitude 1.46°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR4323.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.02

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -1.86

Spectral Type K2II

Color Index (B-V) 1.24

Temperature 4232K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4323 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4323. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR4323 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 HR4323 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.02

Secondary star magnitude 11.92

Magnitude difference 5.9

Separation 12 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4323 is distant 1,225.56 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 375.94

Distance (light year) 1,225.56

Radial Speed 3 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.015 arcsec/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD96544

SAO Catalogue SAO238779

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP54294

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-58 3112

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 5091

Visibility from Your Location

HR4323 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Carina