HR4617

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -37.25° Az: 176.16° Direction: South

HR4617 is a bright giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Musca.

HR4617 visual magnitude is 5.18. Because of its faintness, HR4617 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 09m 12s

Declination -75° 30’ 29”

Hour Angle 23h 10m 48s

Sidereal Time 11h 20m 01s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 07m 49s

Declination -75° 22’ 00”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 300.13°

Galactic Latitude -12.73°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR4617.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.18

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -0.46

Spectral Type K2II

Color Index (B-V) 1.3

Temperature 4121K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

Distance (parsec) 134.23

Distance (light year) 437.58

Radial Speed -45 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.098 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.019"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD105340

SAO Catalogue SAO256905

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP59151

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-74 880

FK5 Catalogue 2971

Visibility from Your Location

HR4617 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Musca