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HR4600

Altitude: -34.5°   Azimuth: 243.2°   Direction: West-South-West

HR4600 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR4600 visual magnitude is 5.15. Because of its reltive faintness, HR4600 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR4600 is 0.331 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.114 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR4600 star
DSS2 image of HR4600. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4600 during the next 1000 years (5.52 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.90 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR4600

5.15
Main-sequence

HR4600 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -34.5°
Azimuth: 243.2°
Direction: West-South-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR4600

HR4600 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR4600 are provided in the following table:

12h 03m 39s
-42° 26’ 03”
293.6°
19.57°
Centaurus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR4600 in the sky:

Finder chart HR4600 star
Simplified finder chart for HR4600.

Visibility of HR4600 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR4600 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt

Distance of HR4600 from the Sun and relative movement

HR4600 is distant 78.90 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 36 kilometers per second.

24.20 pc
78.90 ly
36 km/s
0.331 arcsec/year
-0.114 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR4600

HR4600 belongs to spectral class F6 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

3.23
F6V
6827K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4600 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR4600. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR4600

SAO223193
SAO223193