HR4473

Below the horizon. Rise: 18:40 | Tran: 20:59 | Set: 23:18

Alt: -56.56° Az: 71.94° Direction: East-North-East

HR4473 is a giant star of spectral class F6 in the constellation of Hydra.

HR4473 visual magnitude is 6.29. Because of its faintness, HR4473 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 HR4473. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4473 during the next 10000 years (-1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -13.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 11h 38m 17s

Declination -33° 07’ 43”

Hour Angle 14h 34m 54s

Sidereal Time 02h 13m 11s

J2000

Right Ascension 11h 37m 01s

Declination -32° 59’ 17”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 285.4°

Galactic Latitude 27.34°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.29

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 2.01

Spectral Type F6III

Color Index (B-V) 0.46

Temperature 6576K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4473 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4473. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4473 is distant 233.86 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 71.74

Distance (light year) 233.86

Radial Speed 10 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.011 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.079"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD100953

SAO Catalogue SAO202634

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP56657

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-32 8202

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR4473 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 123.1° RISE 18:40

Max altitude: 5.4° TRANSIT 20:59

Azimuth: 236.9° SET 23:18

Set Location

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