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HR4524

Altitude: -2.9°   Azimuth: 151.4°   Direction: South-South-East

HR4524 is a giant star in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR4524 visual magnitude is 6.17. Because of its reltive faintness, HR4524 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 HR4524 is 0.034 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.037 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR4524 star
DSS2 image of HR4524. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4524 during the next 10000 years (5.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.17 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR4524

6.17
Giant

HR4524 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -2.9°
Azimuth: 151.4°
Direction: South-South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR4524

HR4524 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 HR4524 are provided in the following table:

11h 47m 07s
-35° 54’ 24”
288.58°
25.17°
Centaurus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR4524 in the sky:

Finder chart HR4524 star
Simplified finder chart for HR4524.

Visibility of HR4524 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's HR4524 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 125.9°
Max altitude: 2.6°
Azimuth: 234.1°

Distance of HR4524 from the Sun and relative movement

HR4524 is distant 474.53 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

145.56 pc
474.53 ly
9 km/s
0.034 arcsec/year
-0.037 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR4524

HR4524 belongs to spectral class G8 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

0.35
G8III
4841K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4524 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR4524. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR4524

SAO202805
SAO202805