HR4404

Above the horizon. Rise: 13:31 | Tran: 20:27 | Set: 3:27

Alt: 36.81° Az: 236.80° Direction: West-South-West

HR4404 is a giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Leo.

HR4404 visual magnitude is 5.8. Because of its faintness, HR4404 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 HR4404. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4404 during the next 1000 years (-1.70 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.08 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 11h 26m 17s

Declination +11° 17’ 25”

Hour Angle 02h 52m 20s

Sidereal Time 14h 18m 38s

J2000

Right Ascension 11h 24m 58s

Declination +11° 25’ 49”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 246.45°

Galactic Latitude 64.34°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.8

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.02

Spectral Type K4III

Color Index (B-V) 1.38

Temperature 3983K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4404 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4404. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4404 is distant 467.72 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 38 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 143.47

Distance (light year) 467.72

Radial Speed 38 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.102 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.005"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD99196

SAO Catalogue SAO99598

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP55716

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+12 2335

FK5 Catalogue 2912

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR4404 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 78.7° RISE 13:31

Max altitude: 49.8° TRANSIT 20:27

Azimuth: 281.3° SET 3:27

Set Location

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