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public LocationAutlán de Navarro, Mexico
TimezoneAmerica/Mexico_City
Sunrise: 6:20 
Transit: 12:52 
Sunset: 19:24
sunny   (Daytime)   What's Visible Now?

HR4503

Altitude: -75.5°   Azimuth: 207.1°   Direction: South-South-West

HR4503 is a multiple giant star in the constellation of Hydra.

HR4503 visual magnitude is 5.22. Because of its reltive faintness, HR4503 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 HR4503 is 0.004 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.042 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR4503 star
DSS2 image of HR4503. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4503 during the next 10000 years (0.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.00 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR4503

5.22
Giant

HR4503 is below the horizon from Autlán de Navarro, Mexico.

Altitude: -75.5°
Azimuth: 207.1°
Direction: South-South-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR4503

HR4503 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 HR4503 are provided in the following table:

11h 41m 44s
-32° 29’ 58”
286.29°
28.11°
Hydra

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR4503 in the sky:

Finder chart HR4503 star
Simplified finder chart for HR4503.

Visibility of HR4503 from your location

Location: Autlán de Navarro, Mexico
Latitude: 19° 46’ 05” N
Longitude: 104° 22’ 01” W
Timezone: America/Mexico_City

Today's HR4503 rise, transit and set times from Autlán de Navarro, Mexico are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Mexico_City):

Azimuth: 122.5°
Max altitude: 37.7°
Azimuth: 237.5°

Distance of HR4503 from the Sun and relative movement

HR4503 is distant 429.51 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 34 kilometers per second.

131.75 pc
429.51 ly
34 km/s
0.004 arcsec/year
-0.042 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR4503

HR4503 belongs to spectral class K5 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

-0.38
K5III
3824K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4503 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR4503. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR4503 star system properties

HR4503 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR4503 double sysyem:

5.22
8.32
3.1
67 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR4503

SAO202717
SAO202717