HR4532

Below the horizon. Rise: 17:50 | Tran: 21:10 | Set: 0:31

Alt: -55.64° Az: 56.58° Direction: East-North-East

HR4532 is a variable giant star of spectral class M4 in the constellation of Hydra.

HR4532 visual magnitude is 5.11. Because of its faintness, HR4532 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 HR4532. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4532 during the next 10000 years (-5.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 11h 50m 02s

Declination -26° 53’ 26”

Hour Angle 14h 07m 31s

Sidereal Time 01h 57m 33s

J2000

Right Ascension 11h 48m 45s

Declination -26° 44’ 58”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 286.01°

Galactic Latitude 34.05°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.11

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.71

Spectral Type M4III

Color Index (B-V) 1.6

Temperature 3649K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4532 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4532. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4532 is distant 476.61 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 146.20

Distance (light year) 476.61

Radial Speed 7 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.032 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.01"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD102620

SAO Catalogue SAO180208

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP57613

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-26 8789

FK5 Catalogue 1305

General Catalogue of Variable Stars II Hya

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR4532 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 116.9° RISE 17:50

Max altitude: 11.6° TRANSIT 21:10

Azimuth: 243.1° SET 0:31

Set Location

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