HR4401

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -41.58° Az: 146.34° Direction: South-South-East

HR4401 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class B5 in the constellation of Musca.

HR4401 visual magnitude is 5.11. Because of its faintness, HR4401 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 HR4401. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4401 during the next 100000 years (-1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 11h 24m 26s

Declination -65° 05’ 28”

Hour Angle 18h 40m 21s

Sidereal Time 06h 04m 48s

J2000

Right Ascension 11h 23m 21s

Declination -64° 57’ 17”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 293.78°

Galactic Latitude -3.66°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR4401.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.11

Class Main-sequence

Spectral Type B5V

Color Index (B-V) -0.08

Temperature 11247K

Star System Properties

HR4401 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 HR4401 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.11

Secondary star magnitude 6.31

Magnitude difference 1.2

Separation 2.6 arcsec

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD99104

SAO Catalogue SAO251383

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-64 1657

Visibility from Your Location

HR4401 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Musca