HR4459

Above the horizon. Rise: 12:14 | Tran: 20:02 | Set: 3:54

Alt: 12.60° Az: 73.14° Direction: East-North-East

HR4459 is a giant star of spectral class G9 in the constellation of Leo.

HR4459 visual magnitude is 6.45. Because of its faintness, HR4459 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 HR4459. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4459 during the next 10000 years (-9.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 11h 36m 23s

Declination +20° 18’ 02”

Hour Angle 17h 39m 01s

Sidereal Time 05h 15m 24s

J2000

Right Ascension 11h 35m 03s

Declination +20° 26’ 29”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 229.8°

Galactic Latitude 71.32°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.45

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.71

Spectral Type G9III

Color Index (B-V) 1.01

Temperature 4719K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4459 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4459. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4459 is distant 459.15 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 140.85

Distance (light year) 459.15

Radial Speed -7 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.059 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.005"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD100655

SAO Catalogue SAO81886

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP56508

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+21 2331

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR4459 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 69.7° RISE 12:14

Max altitude: 58.8° TRANSIT 20:02

Azimuth: 290.3° SET 3:54

Set Location

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