HR4478

Above the horizon. Rise: 13:46 | Tran: 20:28 | Set: 3:15

Alt: 37.12° Az: 130.15° Direction: South-East

HR4478 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Virgo.

HR4478 visual magnitude is 6.17. Because of its faintness, HR4478 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 HR4478. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4478 during the next 10000 years (-9.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 11h 39m 28s

Declination +08° 44’ 36”

Hour Angle 21h 27m 43s

Sidereal Time 09h 07m 11s

J2000

Right Ascension 11h 38m 09s

Declination +08° 53’ 03”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 256°

Galactic Latitude 64.85°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.17

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.88

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.08

Temperature 4559K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4478 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4478. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4478 is distant 373.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 114.42

Distance (light year) 373.00

Radial Speed 11 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.059 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.019"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD101112

SAO Catalogue SAO118961

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP56756

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+09 2523

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR4478 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 81.3° RISE 13:46

Max altitude: 47.3° TRANSIT 20:28

Azimuth: 278.7° SET 3:15

Set Location

Other stars in Virgo