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HR4529

Altitude: -4.4°   Azimuth: 258.9°   Direction: West

HR4529 is a multiple main-sequence star in the constellation of Crater.

HR4529 visual magnitude is 6.26. Because of its reltive faintness, HR4529 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 HR4529:

6.26
Main-sequence

HR4529 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -4.4°
Azimuth: 258.9°
Direction: West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR4529

HR4529 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR4529 are provided in the following table:

11h 48m 23s
-10° 18’ 47”
278.6°
49.56°
Crater

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR4529 in the sky:

Finder chart HR4529 star
Simplified finder chart for HR4529.

Visibility of HR4529 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 HR4529 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: 100.3°
Max altitude: 28.2°
Azimuth: 259.7°
HR4529 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR4529

The image below is a photograph of HR4529 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 HR4529 is -0.099 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.115 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR4529 star
DSS2 image of HR4529. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4529 during the next 1000 years (-1.65 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.92 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR4529 from the Sun and relative movement

HR4529 is distant 138.78 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

42.57 pc
138.78 ly
15 km/s
-0.099 arcsec/year
-0.115 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR4529

HR4529 belongs to spectral class F7 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

3.11
F7V
6047K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4529 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR4529. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR4529 star system properties

HR4529 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR4529 double sysyem:

6.26
9.56
3.3
88.4 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR4529

SAO156896
SAO156896