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HR4423

Altitude: -6.7°   Azimuth: 161.6°   Direction: South-South-East

HR4423 is a double main-sequence star in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR4423 visual magnitude is 5.08. Because of its reltive faintness, HR4423 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR4423 is -0.04 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.008 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR4423 star
DSS2 image of HR4423. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4423 during the next 10000 years (-6.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.33 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR4423

5.08
Main-sequence

HR4423 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -6.7°
Azimuth: 161.6°
Direction: South-South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR4423

HR4423 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 HR4423 are provided in the following table:

11h 28m 35s
-42° 40’ 27”
287.1°
17.64°
Centaurus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR4423 in the sky:

Finder chart HR4423 star
Simplified finder chart for HR4423.

Visibility of HR4423 from your location

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

HR4423 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Distance of HR4423 from the Sun and relative movement

HR4423 is distant 624.52 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

191.57 pc
624.52 ly
3 km/s
-0.04 arcsec/year
0.008 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR4423

HR4423 belongs to spectral class B9 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

-1.33
B9V
10516K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4423 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR4423. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR4423 star system properties

HR4423 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR4423 double sysyem:

5.08
7.78
2.7
13.2 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR4423

SAO222813
SAO222813