HR4472

Below the horizon. Rise: 11:03 | Tran: 17:01 | Set: 23:03

Alt: -8.60° Az: 207.61° Direction: South-South-West

HR4472 is a sub-giant star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR4472 visual magnitude is 5.83. Because of its faintness, HR4472 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 HR4472. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4472 during the next 10000 years (-3.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 11h 37m 34s

Declination -61° 11’ 36”

Hour Angle 07h 12m 02s

Sidereal Time 18h 49m 36s

J2000

Right Ascension 11h 36m 22s

Declination -61° 03’ 07”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 293.97°

Galactic Latitude 0.51°

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Finder chart for HR4472.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.83

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude -2.43

Spectral Type B2IV

Color Index (B-V) -0.09

Temperature 11407K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4472 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4472. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4472 is distant 1,461.88 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 448.43

Distance (light year) 1,461.88

Radial Speed 11 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.021 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD100929

SAO Catalogue SAO251479

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP56606

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-60 3140

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR4472 rise, transit and set times from Cayambe, Ecuador are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Guayaquil):

Azimuth: 151.2° RISE 11:03

Max altitude: 28.8° TRANSIT 17:01

Azimuth: 208.8° SET 23:03

Name:	Cayambe, Ecuador
Latitude:	0° 2' 27.0" N
Longitude:	78° 8' 42.7" W
Timezone:	America/Guayaquil

Set Location

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