HR4553

Below the horizon. Rise: 11:25 | Tran: 13:14 | Set: 15:04

Alt: -42.40° Az: 96.10° Direction: East

HR4553 is a main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Hydra.

HR4553 visual magnitude is 6.17. Because of its faintness, HR4553 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 HR4553. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4553 during the next 10000 years (-13.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 11h 54m 42s

Declination -35° 12’ 14”

Hour Angle 16h 15m 53s

Sideral Time 04h 10m 35s

J2000

Right Ascension 11h 53m 26s

Declination -35° 04’ 00”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 289.72°

Galactic Latitude 26.31°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR4553.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.17

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 1.78

Spectral Type A2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.08

Temperature 9226K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4553 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4553. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4553 is distant 246.41 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 75.59

Distance (light year) 246.41

Radial Speed -9 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.079 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.028"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD103266

SAO Catalogue SAO202910

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP57971

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-34 7760

FK5 Catalogue 2949

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR4553 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 125.2° RISE 11:25

Max altitude: 3.3° TRANSIT 13:14

Azimuth: 234.8° SET 15:04

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

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