HR4649

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -47.75° Az: 163.51° Direction: South

HR4649 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Chamaeleon.

HR4649 visual magnitude is 6.35. Because of its faintness, HR4649 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 HR4649. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4649 during the next 10000 years (-5.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 15m 24s

Declination -78° 42’ 54”

Hour Angle 18h 51m 17s

Sidereal Time 07h 06m 42s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 13m 55s

Declination -78° 34’ 24”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 301.01°

Galactic Latitude -15.84°

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Finder chart for HR4649.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.35

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.18

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.24

Temperature 4232K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4649 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4649. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4649 is distant 353.20 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 35 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 108.34

Distance (light year) 353.20

Radial Speed 35 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.033 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD106248

SAO Catalogue SAO256915

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP59647

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-77 804

Visibility from Your Location

HR4649 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Chamaeleon