HR4352

HR4352 is a variable and double supergiant star in the constellation of Carina.

HR4352 visual magnitude is 4.6. Because of its moderate brightness, HR4352 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 HR4352:

Color of HR4352 ⬤

Magnitude of HR4352 4.6

Class Supergiant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR4352 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR4352

HR4352 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 HR4352 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 11h 12m 36s

Declination J2000 -60° 19’ 03”

Galactic Longitude 290.99°

Galactic Latitude 0.24°

Constellation Carina

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR4352 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR4352.

Visibility of HR4352 from your location

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

HR4352 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR4352

The image below is a photograph of HR4352 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 HR4352 is -0.007 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.004 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR4352. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4352 during the next 100000 years (-11.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 6.67 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR4352 from the Sun and relative movement

HR4352 is distant 12,538.46 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 3,846.15 pc

Distance (light year) 12,538.46 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -8 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.007 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.004 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR4352

HR4352 belongs to spectral class A6 and has a luminosity class of I corresponding to a supergiant star.

Absolute magnitude -8.33

Spectral Type A6I

Color Index (B-V) 0.55

Temperature of HR4352 6170K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4352 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4352. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR4352 star system properties

HR4352 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR4352 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 4.6

Secondary star magnitude 11.4

Magnitude difference 6.8

Separation 21.7 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR4352

Henry Draper Catalogue HD97534

SAO Catalogue SAO251316

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP54751

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-59 3190

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 5137

In Evidence

Other stars in Carina