HR4384

HR4384 is a sub-giant star in the constellation of Carina.

HR4384 visual magnitude is 5.99. Because of its reltive faintness, HR4384 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 HR4384:

Color of HR4384 ⬤

Magnitude of HR4384 5.99

Class Sub-giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR4384 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR4384

HR4384 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 HR4384 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 11h 19m 16s

Declination J2000 -64° 34’ 56”

Galactic Longitude 293.25°

Galactic Latitude -3.46°

Constellation Carina

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR4384 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR4384.

Visibility of HR4384 from your location

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

HR4384 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR4384

The image below is a photograph of HR4384 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 HR4384 is -0.302 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.044 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR4384. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4384 during the next 1000 years (-5.03 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.73 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR4384 from the Sun and relative movement

HR4384 is distant 122.01 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 37.43 pc

Distance (light year) 122.01 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 6 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.302 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec 0.044 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR4384

HR4384 belongs to spectral class F6 and has a luminosity class of IV corresponding to a sub-giant star.

Absolute magnitude 3.12

Spectral Type F6IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.46

Temperature of HR4384 6576K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4384 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4384. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR4384

Henry Draper Catalogue HD98560

SAO Catalogue SAO251357

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP55280

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-63 1881

In Evidence

Other stars in Carina