HR4678

Above the horizon. Rise: 12:20 | Tran: 18:13 | Set: 0:06

Alt: 66.85° Az: 200.99° Direction: South-West

HR4678 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class F2 in the constellation of Virgo.

HR4678 visual magnitude is 6.54. Because of its faintness, HR4678 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR4678. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4678 during the next 10000 years (-2.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 19m 28s

Declination -04° 05’ 23”

Hour Angle 00h 32m 27s

Sidereal Time 12h 51m 55s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 18m 09s

Declination -03° 56’ 54”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 287.17°

Galactic Latitude 57.9°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR4678.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.54

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 2.59

Spectral Type F2V

Color Index (B-V) 0.33

Temperature 7276K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4678 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4678. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR4678 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR4678 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 6.54

Secondary star magnitude 6.94

Magnitude difference 0.4

Separation 20.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4678 is distant 201.23 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 61.73

Distance (light year) 201.23

Radial Speed -1 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.013 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.024"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD106976

SAO Catalogue SAO138704

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP59984

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-03 3263

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS8505

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR4678 rise, transit and set times from Gadu, Philippines are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Manila):

Azimuth: 94.1° RISE 12:20

Max altitude: 68.3° TRANSIT 18:13

Azimuth: 265.9° SET 0:06

Name:	Gadu, Philippines
Latitude:	17° 37' 45.1" N
Longitude:	121° 36' 36.0" E
Timezone:	Asia/Manila

Set Location

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