HR4628
HR4628 is a double hypergiant star in the constellation of Hydra.
HR4628 visual magnitude is 6.17. Because of its reltive faintness, HR4628 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.
The table below summarizes the key facts about HR4628:
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR4628
HR4628 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern emisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR4628 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR4628 in the sky:
Visibility of HR4628 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's HR4628 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
Digitized Sky Survey image of HR4628
The image below is a photograph of HR4628 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR4628 is -0.052 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.018 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Distance of HR4628 from the Sun and relative movement
HR4628 is distant 328.63 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of HR4628
HR4628 belongs to spectral class A0 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a hypergiant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4628 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
HR4628 star system properties
HR4628 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR4628 double sysyem: