HR4702

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -72.05° Az: 242.14° Direction: West-South-West

HR4702 is a giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Crux.

HR4702 visual magnitude is 5.92. Because of its faintness, HR4702 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 HR4702. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4702 during the next 10000 years (-1.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 23m 18s

Declination -56° 30’ 43”

Hour Angle 10h 01m 38s

Sideral Time 22h 24m 57s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 21m 57s

Declination -56° 22’ 28”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 298.83°

Galactic Latitude 6.26°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR4702.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.92

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -2.72

Spectral Type K4III

Color Index (B-V) 1.57

Temperature 3691K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4702 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4702. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4702 is distant 1,743.32 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 534.76

Distance (light year) 1,743.32

Radial Speed -1 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.008 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.012"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD107543

SAO Catalogue SAO239880

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP60308

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-55 5019

Visibility from Your Location

HR4702 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Crux