HR4526

Below the horizon. Rise: 14:12 | Tran: 17:04 | Set: 19:57

Alt: -9.44° Az: 150.18° Direction: South-South-East

HR4526 is a variable giant star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR4526 visual magnitude is 5.41. Because of its faintness, HR4526 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 HR4526. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4526 during the next 10000 years (-4.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 11h 48m 34s

Declination -57° 50’ 17”

Hour Angle 19h 31m 18s

Sidereal Time 07h 19m 53s

J2000

Right Ascension 11h 47m 19s

Declination -57° 41’ 47”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 294.42°

Galactic Latitude 4.11°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.41

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.60

Spectral Type K5III

Color Index (B-V) 1.67

Temperature 3555K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4526 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4526. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4526 is distant 821.16 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 52 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 251.89

Distance (light year) 821.16

Radial Speed -52 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.025 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.017"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD102461

SAO Catalogue SAO239373

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP57512

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-57 4989

FK5 Catalogue 2942

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 5334

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR4526 rise, transit and set times from Libu, Cina are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Shanghai):

Azimuth: 147.8° RISE 14:12

Max altitude: 7.6° TRANSIT 17:04

Azimuth: 212.2° SET 19:57

Name:	Libu, Cina
Latitude:	24° 33' 26.6" N
Longitude:	112° 25' 4.8" E
Timezone:	Asia/Shanghai

Set Location

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