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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:22 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:28
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HR4447

Altitude: -60.9°   Azimuth: 276.7°   Direction: West

HR4447 is a giant star in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR4447 visual magnitude is 5.64. Because of its reltive faintness, HR4447 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 HR4447 is -0.069 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.052 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR4447 star
DSS2 image of HR4447. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4447 during the next 10000 years (-11.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 8.67 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR4447

5.64
Giant

HR4447 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -60.9°
Azimuth: 276.7°
Direction: West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR4447

HR4447 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 HR4447 are provided in the following table:

11h 32m 48s
-40° 26’ 11”
287.12°
20.01°
Centaurus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR4447 in the sky:

Finder chart HR4447 star
Simplified finder chart for HR4447.

Visibility of HR4447 from your location

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

HR4447 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Distance of HR4447 from the Sun and relative movement

HR4447 is distant 544.24 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

166.94 pc
544.24 ly
3 km/s
-0.069 arcsec/year
0.052 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR4447

HR4447 belongs to spectral class K6 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

-0.47
K6III
3677K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4447 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR4447. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR4447

SAO222856
SAO222856