HR4506

Above the horizon. Rise: 7:41 | Tran: 11:48 | Set: 15:55

Alt: 18.08° Az: 180.85° Direction: South

HR4506 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Crater.

HR4506 visual magnitude is 6.22. Because of its faintness, HR4506 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 HR4506. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4506 during the next 10000 years (-2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 11h 43m 18s

Declination -20° 25’ 52”

Hour Angle 00h 03m 27s

Sideral Time 11h 46m 46s

J2000

Right Ascension 11h 42m 03s

Declination -20° 17’ 38”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 281.62°

Galactic Latitude 39.69°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR4506.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.22

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 1.94

Spectral Type K0

Color Index (B-V) 0.95

Temperature 4866K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4506 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4506. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4506 is distant 234.03 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 71.79

Distance (light year) 234.03

Radial Speed -14 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.015 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.048"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD101695

SAO Catalogue SAO180117

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP57079

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-19 3326

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR4506 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 110.4° RISE 7:41

Max altitude: 18.1° TRANSIT 11:48

Azimuth: 249.6° SET 15:55

Set Location

Other stars in Crater