HR4346

Below the horizon. Rise: 10:08 | Tran: 12:33 | Set: 14:59

Alt: -69.97° Az: 22.74° Direction: North-North-East

HR4346 is a variable giant star of spectral class M1 in the constellation of Hydra.

HR4346 visual magnitude is 6.38. Because of its faintness, HR4346 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 HR4346. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4346 during the next 10000 years (3.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 11h 13m 26s

Declination -32° 34’ 06”

Hour Angle 12h 36m 09s

Sideral Time 23h 49m 35s

J2000

Right Ascension 11h 12m 14s

Declination -32° 26’ 02”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 279.75°

Galactic Latitude 25.93°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR4346.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.38

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.20

Spectral Type M1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.7

Temperature 3516K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4346 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4346. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4346 is distant 676.35 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 27 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 207.47

Distance (light year) 676.35

Radial Speed 27 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.019 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.011"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD97393

SAO Catalogue SAO202197

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP54725

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-31 8847

FK5 Catalogue 1290

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 5129

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR4346 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 122.6° RISE 10:08

Max altitude: 6.0° TRANSIT 12:33

Azimuth: 237.4° SET 14:59

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Hydra