HR4419

Below the horizon. Rise: 0:34 | Tran: 6:23 | Set: 12:11

Alt: -23.00° Az: 298.51° Direction: West-North-West

HR4419 is a double giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Leo.

HR4419 visual magnitude is 6.25. Because of its faintness, HR4419 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 HR4419. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4419 during the next 10000 years (-5.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 11h 29m 10s

Declination -01° 50’ 15”

Hour Angle 08h 23m 52s

Sidereal Time 19h 53m 02s

J2000

Right Ascension 11h 27m 53s

Declination -01° 42’ 00”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 264.7°

Galactic Latitude 54.85°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.25

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.23

Spectral Type K2

Color Index (B-V) 1.04

Temperature 4649K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4419 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4419. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR4419 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR4419 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.25

Secondary star magnitude 7.65

Magnitude difference 1.4

Separation 0.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4419 is distant 521.60 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 160.00

Distance (light year) 521.60

Radial Speed -10 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.034 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD99651

SAO Catalogue SAO138216

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP55941

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-00 2442

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR4419 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 91.8° RISE 0:34

Max altitude: 36.7° TRANSIT 6:23

Azimuth: 268.2° SET 12:11

Set Location

Other stars in Leo