HR445
HR445 is a hypergiant star in the constellation of Sculptor.
HR445 visual magnitude is 5.51. Because of its reltive faintness, HR445 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 HR445 is 0.002 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.023 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Key facts about HR445
HR445 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.
Altitude: -14.9°
Azimuth: 228.4°
Direction: South-West
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR445
HR445 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 HR445 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR445 in the sky:
Visibility of HR445 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's HR445 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Distance of HR445 from the Sun and relative movement
HR445 is distant 265.26 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of HR445
HR445 belongs to spectral class K0 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a hypergiant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR445 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
