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HR4325

Altitude: -25.0°   Azimuth: 190.2°   Direction: South

HR4325 is a giant star in the constellation of Carina.

HR4325 visual magnitude is 4.61. Because of its moderate brightness, HR4325 should be easily visible from locations with dark skyes, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR4325:

4.61
Giant

HR4325 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -25.0°
Azimuth: 190.2°
Direction: South

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR4325

HR4325 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 HR4325 are provided in the following table:

11h 06m 32s
-62° 25’ 27”
291.12°
-1.98°
Carina

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR4325 in the sky:

Finder chart HR4325 star
Simplified finder chart for HR4325.

Visibility of HR4325 from your location

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

HR4325 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR4325

The image below is a photograph of HR4325 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 HR4325 is -0.043 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.013 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR4325 star
DSS2 image of HR4325. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4325 during the next 10000 years (-7.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.17 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR4325 from the Sun and relative movement

HR4325 is distant 369.61 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

113.38 pc
369.61 ly
-2 km/s
-0.043 arcsec/year
0.013 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR4325

HR4325 belongs to spectral class G8 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

-0.66
G8III
4672K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4325 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR4325. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR4325

SAO251269
SAO251269
Gl 412.1