HR4723

Below the horizon. Rise: 17:44 | Tran: 20:56 | Set: 0:08

Alt: -10.37° Az: 122.25° Direction: East-South-East

HR4723 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Hydra.

HR4723 visual magnitude is 6.09. Because of its faintness, HR4723 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 HR4723. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4723 during the next 100000 years (8.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 26m 38s

Declination -27° 53’ 22”

Hour Angle 19h 18m 58s

Sidereal Time 07h 45m 36s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 25m 18s

Declination -27° 44’ 57”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 295.89°

Galactic Latitude 34.77°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.09

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.38

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.27

Temperature 4176K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4723 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4723. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4723 is distant 643.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 197.24

Distance (light year) 643.00

Radial Speed 10 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.005 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD108110

SAO Catalogue SAO180786

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP60603

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-27 8670

FK5 Catalogue 1319

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR4723 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 117.9° RISE 17:44

Max altitude: 10.6° TRANSIT 20:56

Azimuth: 242.1° SET 0:08

Set Location

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