HR4397

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -44.15° Az: 165.31° Direction: South-South-East

HR4397 is a giant star of spectral class A5 in the constellation of Chamaeleon.

HR4397 visual magnitude is 6.43. Because of its faintness, HR4397 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 HR4397. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4397 during the next 10000 years (-13.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 11h 22m 49s

Declination -77° 44’ 51”

Hour Angle 20h 03m 49s

Sidereal Time 07h 26m 39s

J2000

Right Ascension 11h 21m 57s

Declination -77° 36’ 29”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 298.07°

Galactic Latitude -15.59°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR4397.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.43

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 2.07

Spectral Type A5III

Color Index (B-V) 0.2

Temperature 8163K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4397 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4397. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4397 is distant 243.28 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 74.63

Distance (light year) 243.28

Radial Speed -6 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.081 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.005"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD99015

SAO Catalogue SAO256832

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP55497

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-76 662

Visibility from Your Location

HR4397 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Chamaeleon