HR4499
HR4499 is a supergiant star in the constellation of Centaurus.
HR4499 visual magnitude is 4.94. Because of its moderate brightness, HR4499 should be easily visible from locations with dark skyes, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skyes affected by light pollution.
The table below summarizes the key facts about HR4499:
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR4499
HR4499 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern emisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR4499 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR4499 in the sky:
Visibility of HR4499 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
HR4499 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Digitized Sky Survey image of HR4499
The image below is a photograph of HR4499 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR4499 is -0.02 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.008 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Distance of HR4499 from the Sun and relative movement
HR4499 is distant 729.31 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of HR4499
HR4499 belongs to spectral class G3 and has a luminosity class of I corresponding to a supergiant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4499 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
