HR4472
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -48.98°
Az: 134.38°
Direction: South-East
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
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for HR4472.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Simplified finder chart for HR4472.
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.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
HR4472 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK