HR4607

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -63.92° Az: 230.86° Direction: South-West

HR4607 is a giant star of spectral class M2 in the constellation of Crux.

HR4607 visual magnitude is 5.96. Because of its faintness, HR4607 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 HR4607. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4607 during the next 10000 years (-6.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 06m 15s

Declination -61° 06’ 32”

Hour Angle 09h 00m 26s

Sidereal Time 21h 06m 42s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 04m 57s

Declination -60° 58’ 09”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 297.32°

Galactic Latitude 1.4°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR4607.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.96

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.58

Spectral Type M2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.67

Temperature 3555K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4607 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4607. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4607 is distant 661.26 light years from the Sun

Distance (parsec) 202.84

Distance (light year) 661.26

Proper Motion RA -0.038 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.032"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD104933

SAO Catalogue SAO251723

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP58921

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-60 3697

Visibility from Your Location

HR4607 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Crux