HR4653

HR4653 is a supergiant star in the constellation of Crux.

HR4653 visual magnitude is 6.22. Because of its reltive faintness, HR4653 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 HR4653:

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR4653

HR4653 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 HR4653 are provided in the following table:

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR4653 in the sky:

Visibility of HR4653 from your location

HR4653 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR4653

The image below is a photograph of HR4653 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 HR4653 is -0.013 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.004 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of HR4653 from the Sun and relative movement

HR4653 is distant 32,600,000.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Spectral properties of HR4653

HR4653 belongs to spectral class B1 and has a luminosity class of I corresponding to a supergiant star.

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4653 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

Alternative designations of HR4653