HR4661

Above the horizon. Rise: 15:22 | Tran: 19:08 | Set: 22:54

Alt: 2.74° Az: 134.51° Direction: South-West

HR4661 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class F3 in the constellation of Corvus.

HR4661 visual magnitude is 6.54. Because of its faintness, HR4661 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR4661. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4661 during the next 10000 years (6.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 17m 06s

Declination -23° 29’ 42”

Hour Angle 20h 36m 10s

Sidereal Time 08h 53m 16s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 15m 47s

Declination -23° 21’ 12”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 292.42°

Galactic Latitude 38.79°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR4661.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.54

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 2.33

Spectral Type F3V

Color Index (B-V) 0.45

Temperature 6625K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4661 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4661. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR4661 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 HR4661 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.54

Secondary star magnitude 7.74

Magnitude difference 1.2

Separation 1.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4661 is distant 226.55 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 69.49

Distance (light year) 226.55

Radial Speed 18 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.039 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.03"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD106612

SAO Catalogue SAO180619

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP59801

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-22 3322

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS8481

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR4661 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 113.5° RISE 15:22

Max altitude: 15.0° TRANSIT 19:08

Azimuth: 246.5° SET 22:54

Set Location

Other stars in Corvus