HR4647

Below the horizon. Rise: 11:26 | Tran: 13:30 | Set: 15:34

Alt: -21.16° Az: 118.89° Direction: East-South-East

HR4647 is a variable giant star of spectral class M4 in the constellation of Hydra.

HR4647 visual magnitude is 6.5. Because of its faintness, HR4647 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 HR4647. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4647 during the next 10000 years (-5.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 14m 30s

Declination -34° 15’ 46”

Hour Angle 18h 35m 34s

Sideral Time 06h 50m 04s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 13m 13s

Declination -34° 07’ 32”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 293.97°

Galactic Latitude 28.08°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR4647.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.5

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.73

Spectral Type M4III

Color Index (B-V) 1.66

Temperature 3568K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4647 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4647. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4647 is distant 910.61 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 279.33

Distance (light year) 910.61

Radial Speed 3 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.03 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD106198

SAO Catalogue SAO203245

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP59588

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-33 8252

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 5503

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR4647 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 124.3° RISE 11:26

Max altitude: 4.3° TRANSIT 13:30

Azimuth: 235.7° SET 15:34

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

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