HR4448

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -48.53° Az: 144.30° Direction: South-East

HR4448 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Musca.

HR4448 visual magnitude is 5.9. Because of its faintness, HR4448 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 HR4448. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4448 during the next 100000 years (-6.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 11h 33m 27s

Declination -67° 06’ 00”

Hour Angle 17h 32m 55s

Sidereal Time 05h 06m 23s

J2000

Right Ascension 11h 32m 19s

Declination -66° 57’ 43”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 295.29°

Galactic Latitude -5.27°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR4448.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.9

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.10

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.13

Temperature 4451K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4448 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4448. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4448 is distant 297.99 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 91.41

Distance (light year) 297.99

Radial Speed -11 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.004 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD100382

SAO Catalogue SAO251451

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP56287

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-66 1605

Visibility from Your Location

HR4448 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Musca