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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:26 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:25
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HR4448

Altitude: -69.9°   Azimuth: 150.2°   Direction: South-South-East

HR4448 is a giant star in the constellation of Musca.

HR4448 visual magnitude is 5.9. Because of its reltive faintness, HR4448 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 HR4448 is -0.004 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.001 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR4448 star
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);

Key facts about HR4448

5.9
Giant

HR4448 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -69.9°
Azimuth: 150.2°
Direction: South-South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR4448

HR4448 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 HR4448 are provided in the following table:

11h 32m 19s
-66° 57’ 43”
295.29°
-5.27°
Musca

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR4448 in the sky:

Finder chart HR4448 star
Simplified finder chart for HR4448.

Visibility of HR4448 from your location

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

HR4448 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Distance of HR4448 from the Sun and relative movement

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.

91.41 pc
297.99 ly
-11 km/s
-0.004 arcsec/year
-0.001 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR4448

HR4448 belongs to spectral class K1 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

1.10
K1III
4451K

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

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

Alternative designations of HR4448

SAO251451
SAO251451