HR4542

Below the horizon. Rise: 8:37 | Tran: 11:53 | Set: 15:09

Alt: -26.58° Az: 101.43° Direction: East-South-East

HR4542 is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Hydra.

HR4542 visual magnitude is 6.48. Because of its faintness, HR4542 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 HR4542. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4542 during the next 10000 years (-14.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 11h 51m 52s

Declination -27° 24’ 55”

Hour Angle 17h 23m 43s

Sideral Time 05h 15m 36s

J2000

Right Ascension 11h 50m 37s

Declination -27° 16’ 40”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 286.67°

Galactic Latitude 33.67°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR4542.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.48

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.57

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.98

Temperature 4791K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4542 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4542. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4542 is distant 495.44 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 151.98

Distance (light year) 495.44

Radial Speed -3 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.087 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.01"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD102888

SAO Catalogue SAO180232

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP57749

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-26 8807

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR4542 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 117.4° RISE 8:37

Max altitude: 11.1° TRANSIT 11:53

Azimuth: 242.6° SET 15:09

Set Location

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