HR4600

Above the horizon. Rise: 13:07 | Tran: 17:08 | Set: 21:10

Alt: 18.24° Az: 190.38° Direction: South

HR4600 is a main-sequence star of spectral class F6 in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR4600 visual magnitude is 5.15. Because of its faintness, HR4600 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 04m 58s

Declination -42° 34’ 34”

Hour Angle 00h 53m 43s

Sidereal Time 12h 58m 42s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 03m 39s

Declination -42° 26’ 03”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 293.6°

Galactic Latitude 19.57°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR4600.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.15

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 3.23

Spectral Type F6V

Color Index (B-V) 0.41

Temperature 6827K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

Distance (parsec) 24.20

Distance (light year) 78.90

Radial Speed 36 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.331 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.114"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD104731

SAO Catalogue SAO223193

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP58803

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-41 6938

Gliese Catalogue NN 3701

FK5 Catalogue 449

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR4600 rise, transit and set times from Jishan, China are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Shanghai):

Azimuth: 132.6° RISE 13:07

Max altitude: 19.3° TRANSIT 17:08

Azimuth: 227.4° SET 21:10

Name:	Jishan, China
Latitude:	28° 6' 27.7" N
Longitude:	121° 21' 57.6" E
Timezone:	Asia/Shanghai

Set Location

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