HR4475

Below the horizon. Rise: 11:26 | Tran: 16:40 | Set: 21:58

Alt: -34.46° Az: 177.34° Direction: South

HR4475 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR4475 visual magnitude is 5.15. Because of its faintness, HR4475 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 HR4475. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4475 during the next 1000 years (-3.73 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.10 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 11h 38m 12s

Declination -61° 25’ 28”

Hour Angle 12h 18m 20s

Sidereal Time 23h 56m 33s

J2000

Right Ascension 11h 37m 00s

Declination -61° 16’ 59”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 294.12°

Galactic Latitude 0.31°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.15

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.90

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.12

Temperature 4472K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4475 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4475. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4475 is distant 231.04 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 70.87

Distance (light year) 231.04

Radial Speed 3 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.224 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD101021

SAO Catalogue SAO251486

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP56656

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-60 3182

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR4475 rise, transit and set times from Bolívar, Colombia are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Bogota):

Azimuth: 151.4° RISE 11:26

Max altitude: 22.6° TRANSIT 16:40

Azimuth: 208.6° SET 21:58

Name:	Bolívar, Colombia
Latitude:	5° 59' 21.9" N
Longitude:	73° 46' 12.7" W
Timezone:	America/Bogota

Set Location

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