HR4476

Below the horizon. Rise: 11:04 | Tran: 17:02 | Set: 23:04

Alt: -11.79° Az: 220.74° Direction: South-West

HR4476 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR4476 visual magnitude is 5.44. Because of its faintness, HR4476 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 HR4476. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4476 during the next 10000 years (-12.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 11h 38m 48s

Declination -47° 53’ 18”

Hour Angle 07h 10m 48s

Sidereal Time 18h 49m 36s

J2000

Right Ascension 11h 37m 33s

Declination -47° 44’ 49”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 290.29°

Galactic Latitude 13.3°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.44

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.21

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.24

Temperature 4232K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4476 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4476. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4476 is distant 363.03 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 111.36

Distance (light year) 363.03

Radial Speed -1 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.072 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.027"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD101067

SAO Catalogue SAO222917

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP56700

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-47 6997

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR4476 rise, transit and set times from Cayambe, Ecuador are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Guayaquil):

Azimuth: 137.9° RISE 11:04

Max altitude: 42.1° TRANSIT 17:02

Azimuth: 222.1° SET 23:04

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

Set Location

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