HR436

HR436 is a double giant star in the constellation of Sculptor.

HR436 visual magnitude is 5.93. Because of its reltive faintness, HR436 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR436:

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR436

HR436 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 HR436 are provided in the following table:

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR436 in the sky:

Visibility of HR436 from your location

Today's HR436 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR436

The image below is a photograph of HR436 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 HR436 is 0.045 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.002 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of HR436 from the Sun and relative movement

HR436 is distant 443.54 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

Spectral properties of HR436

HR436 belongs to spectral class K4 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR436 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR436 star system properties

HR436 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of medium or large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR436 double sysyem:

Alternative designations of HR436