HR4568

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -28.15° Az: 119.62° Direction: East-South-East

HR4568 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR4568 visual magnitude is 6.13. Because of its faintness, HR4568 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 HR4568. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4568 during the next 10000 years (8.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 11h 57m 10s

Declination -39° 49’ 37”

Hour Angle 18h 14m 04s

Sideral Time 06h 11m 15s

J2000

Right Ascension 11h 55m 54s

Declination -39° 41’ 21”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 291.45°

Galactic Latitude 21.94°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR4568.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.13

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.27

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.02

Temperature 4695K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4568 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4568. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4568 is distant 484.40 light years from the Sun

Distance (parsec) 148.59

Distance (light year) 484.40

Proper Motion RA 0.048 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.008"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD103637

SAO Catalogue SAO202950

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP58177

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-38 7410

Visibility from Your Location

HR4568 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Centaurus