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HR4353

Altitude: -31.3°   Azimuth: 132.1°   Direction: South-East

HR4353 is a bright giant star in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR4353 visual magnitude is 6.11. Because of its reltive faintness, HR4353 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 HR4353 is -0.008 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.009 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR4353 star
DSS2 image of HR4353. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4353 during the next 100000 years (-13.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -15.00 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR4353

6.11
Bright giant

HR4353 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -31.3°
Azimuth: 132.1°
Direction: South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR4353

HR4353 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 HR4353 are provided in the following table:

11h 12m 56s
-49° 44’ 11”
287.06°
10.08°
Centaurus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR4353 in the sky:

Finder chart HR4353 star
Simplified finder chart for HR4353.

Visibility of HR4353 from your location

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

HR4353 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Distance of HR4353 from the Sun and relative movement

HR4353 is distant 759.91 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

233.10 pc
759.91 ly
7 km/s
-0.008 arcsec/year
-0.009 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR4353

HR4353 belongs to spectral class G8 and has a luminosity class of II corresponding to a bright giant star.

-0.73
G8II
4603K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4353 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR4353. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR4353

SAO222643
SAO222643