HR4443

Below the horizon. Rise: 15:34 | Tran: 18:32 | Set: 21:31

Alt: -8.60° Az: 127.40° Direction: South-West

HR4443 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class F8 in the constellation of Hydra.

HR4443 visual magnitude is 5.81. Because of its faintness, HR4443 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 HR4443. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4443 during the next 1000 years (-0.23 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.30 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 11h 33m 32s

Declination -29° 24’ 14”

Hour Angle 19h 42m 30s

Sidereal Time 07h 16m 02s

J2000

Right Ascension 11h 32m 16s

Declination -29° 15’ 47”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 282.88°

Galactic Latitude 30.51°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR4443.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.81

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 3.68

Spectral Type F8V

Color Index (B-V) 0.53

Temperature 6256K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4443 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4443. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR4443 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 HR4443 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.81

Secondary star magnitude 5.91

Magnitude difference 0.1

Separation 9.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4443 is distant 87.07 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 26.71

Distance (light year) 87.07

Radial Speed 10 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.014 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.138"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD100286

SAO Catalogue SAO179967

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP56280

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-28 8928

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS8202

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR4443 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 119.4° RISE 15:34

Max altitude: 9.1° TRANSIT 18:32

Azimuth: 240.6° SET 21:31

Set Location

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