HR4511

Below the horizon. Rise: 11:10 | Tran: 17:08 | Set: 23:10

Alt: -7.41° Az: 206.43° Direction: South-South-West

HR4511 is a variable hypergiant star of spectral class G0 in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR4511 visual magnitude is 5.03. Because of its faintness, HR4511 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 HR4511. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4511 during the next 100000 years (-13.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 5.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 11h 44m 45s

Declination -62° 37’ 51”

Hour Angle 07h 04m 48s

Sidereal Time 18h 49m 33s

J2000

Right Ascension 11h 43m 31s

Declination -62° 29’ 21”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 295.18°

Galactic Latitude -0.64°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.03

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -4.45

Spectral Type G0I

Color Index (B-V) 0.8

Temperature 5281K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4511 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4511. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4511 is distant 2,566.93 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 787.40

Distance (light year) 2,566.93

Radial Speed 10 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.008 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD101947

SAO Catalogue SAO251555

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP57175

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-61 2559

General Catalogue of Variable Stars V810 Cen

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR4511 rise, transit and set times from Cayambe, Ecuador are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Guayaquil):

Azimuth: 152.6° RISE 11:10

Max altitude: 27.3° TRANSIT 17:08

Azimuth: 207.4° SET 23:10

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

Set Location

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