HR4526
HR4526 is a variable giant star in the constellation of Centaurus.
HR4526 visual magnitude is 5.41. Because of its reltive faintness, HR4526 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.
The table below summarizes the key facts about HR4526:
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR4526
HR4526 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern emisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR4526 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR4526 in the sky:
Visibility of HR4526 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
HR4526 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Digitized Sky Survey image of HR4526
The image below is a photograph of HR4526 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR4526 is -0.025 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.017 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Distance of HR4526 from the Sun and relative movement
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.
Spectral properties of HR4526
HR4526 belongs to spectral class K5 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4526 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
