HR4553

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

HR4553 visual magnitude is 6.17. Because of its reltive faintness, HR4553 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 HR4553:

Color of HR4553 ⬤

Magnitude of HR4553 6.17

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR4553 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR4553

HR4553 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR4553 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 11h 53m 26s

Declination J2000 -35° 04’ 00”

Galactic Longitude 289.72°

Galactic Latitude 26.31°

Constellation Hydra

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR4553 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR4553.

Visibility of HR4553 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 HR4553 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: 125.1° RISE 18:33

Max altitude: 3.5° TRANSIT 20:25

Azimuth: 234.9° SET 22:17

RIGHT NOW HR4553 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR4553

The image below is a photograph of HR4553 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 HR4553 is -0.079 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.028 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

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);

Distance of HR4553 from the Sun and relative movement

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 pc

Distance (light year) 246.41 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -9 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.079 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.028 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR4553

HR4553 belongs to spectral class A2 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 1.78

Spectral Type A2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.08

Temperature of HR4553 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

Alternative designations of HR4553

Henry Draper Catalogue HD103266

SAO Catalogue SAO202910

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP57971

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-34 7760

FK5 Catalogue 2949

In Evidence

Other stars in Hydra