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public  Chapelizod, Ireland Chapelizod, Ireland  ⓘ
TimezoneEurope/Dublin
Sunrise: 5:05 
Transit: 13:29 
Sunset: 21:53
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HR4702

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -19.88°   Az: 178.70°   Direction: South

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.

Image of HR4702 star
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

12h 23m 21s
-56° 30’ 57”
23h 51m 08s
12h 14m 29s

J2000

12h 21m 57s
-56° 22’ 28”

Galactic Coordinates

298.83°
6.26°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR4702.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.92
Giant

-2.72
K4III
3691K

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

HR 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.

534.76
1,743.32
-1 km/s
-0.008 arcsec/y
-0.012"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO239880
SAO239880

Visibility from Your Location

HR4702 is currently not visible from Chapelizod, Ireland