HR4611

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -28.42° Az: 190.25° Direction: South-South-West

HR4611 is a supergiant star of spectral class B6 in the constellation of Musca.

HR4611 visual magnitude is 6.33. Because of its faintness, HR4611 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 HR4611. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4611 during the next 10000 years (-5.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 07m 13s

Declination -65° 41’ 20”

Hour Angle 01h 29m 22s

Sidereal Time 13h 36m 36s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 05m 53s

Declination -65° 32’ 49”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 298.24°

Galactic Latitude -3.09°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR4611.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.33

Class Supergiant

Absolute magnitude -23.67

Spectral Type B6I

Color Index (B-V) 0.22

Temperature 8011K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4611 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4611. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4611 is distant 32,600,000.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 10,000,000.00

Distance (light year) 32,600,000.00

Radial Speed -13 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.031 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.012"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD105071

SAO Catalogue SAO251734

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP59003

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-64 1791

Visibility from Your Location

HR4611 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Musca