HR436

Above the horizon. Rise: 23:02 | Tran: 2:33 | Set: 6:00

Alt: 10.67° Az: 162.73° Direction: South-South-East

HR436 is a double giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Sculptor.

HR436 visual magnitude is 5.93. Because of its faintness, HR436 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 HR436. The red arrow shows the motion of HR436 during the next 10000 years (7.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 01h 31m 32s

Declination -26° 04’ 51”

Hour Angle 22h 44m 10s

Sideral Time 00h 15m 43s

J2000

Right Ascension 01h 30m 22s

Declination -26° 12’ 28”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 209.1°

Galactic Latitude -81.25°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR436.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.93

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.26

Spectral Type K4III

Color Index (B-V) 1.34

Temperature 4051K

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

H-R diagram showing the position of HR436. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

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:

Main star magnitude 5.93

Secondary star magnitude 10.93

Magnitude difference 5

Separation 2.9 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

Distance (parsec) 136.05

Distance (light year) 443.54

Radial Speed -1 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.045 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD9228

SAO Catalogue SAO167093

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP7016

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-26 502

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS1193

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 116.1° RISE 23:02

Max altitude: 12.4° TRANSIT 2:33

Azimuth: 243.9° SET 6:00

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

Location

Other stars in Sculptor