HR4709

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -53.58° Az: 174.97° Direction: South

HR4709 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Octans.

HR4709 visual magnitude is 6.33. Because of its faintness, HR4709 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 HR4709. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4709 during the next 10000 years (-2.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 27m 55s

Declination -86° 17’ 27”

Hour Angle 15h 34m 29s

Sidereal Time 04h 02m 24s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 25m 37s

Declination -86° 09’ 02”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 302.46°

Galactic Latitude -23.3°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR4709.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.33

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -0.52

Spectral Type K0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.08

Temperature 4559K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4709 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4709. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4709 is distant 765.26 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 25 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 234.74

Distance (light year) 765.26

Radial Speed 25 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.017 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD107739

SAO Catalogue SAO258644

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP60638

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-85 343

Visibility from Your Location

HR4709 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Octans