HR4438
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -73.15°
Az: 135.75°
Direction: South-East
HR4438 is a variable supergiant star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Centaurus.
HR4438 visual magnitude is 6.38. Because of its faintness, HR4438 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 HR4438. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4438 during the next
100000 years (-11.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 5.00 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for HR4438.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Simplified finder chart for HR4438.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4438 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of HR4438.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
HR4438 is distant 4,657.14 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
HR4438 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK