HR4447
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 skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.
The table below summarizes the key facts about HR4447:
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 emisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR4447 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR4447 in the sky:
Visibility of HR4447 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
HR4447 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Digitized Sky Survey image of HR4447
The image below is a photograph of HR4447 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). 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.
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.
Spectral properties of HR4447
HR4447 belongs to spectral class K6 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4447 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
