HR4048
Above the horizon.
Rise: 8:54 | Tran: 17:12 | Set: 1:33
Alt: 45.80°
Az: 109.50°
Direction: South-South-West
HR4048 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Leo.
HR4048 visual magnitude is 6.4. Because of its faintness, HR4048 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 HR4048. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4048 during the next
10000 years (-7.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.33 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for HR4048.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4048 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of HR4048.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
HR4048 is distant 1,172.66 light years from the Sun
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
Today's HR4048 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):