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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:19 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:32
sleep   (Nighttime)   What's Visible Now?

HR4617

Altitude: -41.6°   Azimuth: 195.9°   Direction: South-South-West

HR4617 is a bright giant star in the constellation of Musca.

HR4617 visual magnitude is 5.18. Because of its reltive faintness, HR4617 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 HR4617 is -0.098 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.019 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR4617 star
DSS2 image of HR4617. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4617 during the next 1000 years (-1.63 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.32 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR4617

5.18
Bright giant

HR4617 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -41.6°
Azimuth: 195.9°
Direction: South-South-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR4617

HR4617 is situated close to the southern celestial pole and, as such, it is easilty visible for most part of the year from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR4617 are provided in the following table:

12h 07m 49s
-75° 22’ 00”
300.13°
-12.73°
Musca

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR4617 in the sky:

Finder chart HR4617 star
Simplified finder chart for HR4617.

Visibility of HR4617 from your location

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

HR4617 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Distance of HR4617 from the Sun and relative movement

HR4617 is distant 437.58 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 45 kilometers per second.

134.23 pc
437.58 ly
-45 km/s
-0.098 arcsec/year
0.019 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR4617

HR4617 belongs to spectral class K2 and has a luminosity class of II corresponding to a bright giant star.

-0.46
K2II
4121K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4617 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR4617. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR4617

SAO256905
SAO256905