HR4652
HR4652 is a double giant star in the constellation of Centaurus.
HR4652 visual magnitude is 5.31. Because of its reltive faintness, HR4652 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 HR4652:
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR4652
HR4652 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 HR4652 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR4652 in the sky:
Visibility of HR4652 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
HR4652 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Digitized Sky Survey image of HR4652
The image below is a photograph of HR4652 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 HR4652 is -0.042 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.007 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Distance of HR4652 from the Sun and relative movement
HR4652 is distant 565.97 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of HR4652
HR4652 belongs to spectral class K3 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4652 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
HR4652 star system properties
HR4652 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of medium or large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR4652 double sysyem: