HR4449

Below the horizon. Rise: 17:54 | Tran: 20:35 | Set: 23:16

Alt: -61.78° Az: 305.50° Direction: North-West

HR4449 is a variable giant star of spectral class M2 in the constellation of Hydra.

HR4449 visual magnitude is 5.04. Because of its faintness, HR4449 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 HR4449. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4449 during the next 10000 years (-5.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 11h 34m 09s

Declination -31° 13’ 39”

Hour Angle 10h 12m 59s

Sidereal Time 21h 47m 09s

J2000

Right Ascension 11h 32m 54s

Declination -31° 05’ 13”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 283.75°

Galactic Latitude 28.84°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.04

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.67

Spectral Type M2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.58

Temperature 3677K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4449 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4449. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4449 is distant 452.78 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 138.89

Distance (light year) 452.78

Radial Speed 19 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.03 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD100393

SAO Catalogue SAO202554

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP56332

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-30 9303

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 5246

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR4449 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 121.2° RISE 17:54

Max altitude: 7.3° TRANSIT 20:35

Azimuth: 238.8° SET 23:16

Set Location

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