HR4720

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -28.15° Az: 187.98° Direction: South-South-West

HR4720 is a sub-giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Musca.

HR4720 visual magnitude is 6.3. Because of its faintness, HR4720 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 HR4720. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4720 during the next 1000 years (-1.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.02 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 26m 44s

Declination -65° 54’ 41”

Hour Angle 01h 09m 49s

Sidereal Time 13h 36m 34s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 25m 17s

Declination -65° 46’ 14”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 300.25°

Galactic Latitude -3.03°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR4720.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.3

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 2.90

Spectral Type G8IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.96

Temperature 4841K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4720 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4720. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4720 is distant 156.21 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 25 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 47.92

Distance (light year) 156.21

Radial Speed 25 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.08 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.121"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD108054

SAO Catalogue SAO251893

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP60601

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-65 1862

Visibility from Your Location

HR4720 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Musca