HR4622

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -25.89° Az: 162.00° Direction: South-South-East

HR4622 is a bright giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Crux.

HR4622 visual magnitude is 6.22. Because of its faintness, HR4622 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 HR4622. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4622 during the next 10000 years (-2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 09m 43s

Declination -60° 59’ 06”

Hour Angle 21h 40m 09s

Sidereal Time 09h 49m 52s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 08m 24s

Declination -60° 50’ 49”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 297.71°

Galactic Latitude 1.59°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR4622.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.22

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -2.89

Spectral Type K3II

Color Index (B-V) 1.74

Temperature 3465K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4622 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4622. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4622 is distant 2,158.94 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 662.25

Distance (light year) 2,158.94

Radial Speed 10 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.013 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD105437

SAO Catalogue SAO251757

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP59200

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-60 3777

Visibility from Your Location

HR4622 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Crux