HR4576

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -72.76° Az: 242.15° Direction: West-South-West

HR4576 is a variable giant star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Crux.

HR4576 visual magnitude is 5.44. Because of its faintness, HR4576 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 HR4576. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4576 during the next 10000 years (-3.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 11h 59m 31s

Declination -56° 27’ 18”

Hour Angle 10h 06m 47s

Sideral Time 22h 06m 18s

J2000

Right Ascension 11h 58m 15s

Declination -56° 19’ 01”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 295.57°

Galactic Latitude 5.79°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR4576.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.44

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.00

Spectral Type B8III

Color Index (B-V) -0.08

Temperature 11247K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4576 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4576. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4576 is distant 633.01 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 194.17

Distance (light year) 633.01

Radial Speed -5 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.021 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD103961

SAO Catalogue SAO239533

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP58379

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-55 4751

FK5 Catalogue 2956

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 5402

Visibility from Your Location

HR4576 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Crux