HR4736

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -58.87° Az: 224.78° Direction: South-West

HR4736 is a sub-giant star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Crux.

HR4736 visual magnitude is 6. Because of its faintness, HR4736 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 HR4736. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4736 during the next 10000 years (-5.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 28m 51s

Declination -63° 55’ 48”

Hour Angle 08h 16m 07s

Sidereal Time 20h 44m 59s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 27m 24s

Declination -63° 47’ 21”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 300.28°

Galactic Latitude -1.04°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR4736.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude -0.52

Spectral Type B8IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.07

Temperature 9328K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4736 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4736. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4736 is distant 657.26 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 42 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 201.61

Distance (light year) 657.26

Radial Speed 42 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.035 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.018"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD108355

SAO Catalogue SAO251911

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP60771

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-63 2283

Visibility from Your Location

HR4736 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Crux