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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:20 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:30
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HR4618

Altitude: -19.9°   Azimuth: 150.1°   Direction: South-South-East

HR4618 is a multiple giant star in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR4618 visual magnitude is 4.47. Because of its moderate brightness, HR4618 should be easily visible from locations with dark skies, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR4618 is -0.035 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.01 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR4618 star
DSS2 image of HR4618. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4618 during the next 10000 years (-5.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR4618

4.47
Giant

HR4618 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -19.9°
Azimuth: 150.1°
Direction: South-South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR4618

HR4618 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR4618 are provided in the following table:

12h 08m 05s
-50° 39’ 41”
295.94°
11.62°
Centaurus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR4618 in the sky:

Finder chart HR4618 star
Simplified finder chart for HR4618.

Visibility of HR4618 from your location

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

HR4618 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Distance of HR4618 from the Sun and relative movement

HR4618 is distant 375.58 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

115.21 pc
375.58 ly
17 km/s
-0.035 arcsec/year
-0.01 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR4618

HR4618 belongs to spectral class B6 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

-0.84
B6III
12489K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4618 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR4618. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR4618 star system properties

HR4618 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR4618 double sysyem:

4.47
6.37
1.9
268.6 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR4618

SAO239687
SAO239687