HR4637
HR4637 is a giant star in the constellation of Centaurus.
HR4637 visual magnitude is 6.23. Because of its reltive faintness, HR4637 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 HR4637:
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR4637
HR4637 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 HR4637 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR4637 in the sky:
Visibility of HR4637 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
HR4637 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Digitized Sky Survey image of HR4637
The image below is a photograph of HR4637 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 HR4637 is -0.208 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.067 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Distance of HR4637 from the Sun and relative movement
HR4637 is distant 174.05 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 26 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of HR4637
HR4637 belongs to spectral class G6 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4637 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
