HR4706

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -56.70° Az: 124.25° Direction: South-East

HR4706 is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Crux.

HR4706 visual magnitude is 5.39. Because of its faintness, HR4706 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 HR4706. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4706 during the next 10000 years (-7.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 24m 13s

Declination -57° 49’ 01”

Hour Angle 15h 53m 46s

Sidereal Time 04h 17m 59s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 22m 49s

Declination -57° 40’ 33”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 299.1°

Galactic Latitude 4.98°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR4706.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.39

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.29

Spectral Type B9V

Color Index (B-V) -0.1

Temperature 11573K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4706 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4706. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4706 is distant 341.72 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 104.82

Distance (light year) 341.72

Radial Speed -5 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.046 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.013"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD107696

SAO Catalogue SAO239901

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP60379

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-56 5202

General Catalogue of Variable Stars Var?

Visibility from Your Location

HR4706 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Crux