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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
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Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:24
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HR436

Altitude: -51.0°   Azimuth: 64.8°   Direction: East-North-East

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 skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

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.

Image of HR436 star
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);

Key facts about HR436

5.93
Giant

HR436 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -51.0°
Azimuth: 64.8°
Direction: East-North-East

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:

01h 30m 22s
-26° 12’ 28”
209.1°
-81.25°
Sculptor

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

Finder chart HR436 star
Simplified finder chart for HR436.

Visibility of HR436 from your location

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

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

Azimuth: 116.2°
Max altitude: 12.3°
Azimuth: 243.8°

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.

136.05 pc
443.54 ly
-1 km/s
0.045 arcsec/year
0.002 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR436

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

0.26
K4III
4051K

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

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

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:

5.93
10.93
5
2.9 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR436

SAO167093
SAO167093