HR4741

Above the horizon. Rise: 14:56 | Tran: 21:37 | Set: 4:22

Alt: 30.80° Az: 241.73° Direction: West-South-West

HR4741 is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Virgo.

HR4741 visual magnitude is 6.37. Because of its faintness, HR4741 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 HR4741. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4741 during the next 10000 years (3.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 28m 59s

Declination +08° 28’ 12”

Hour Angle 03h 19m 34s

Sidereal Time 15h 48m 33s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 27m 42s

Declination +08° 36’ 37”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 284.96°

Galactic Latitude 70.65°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.37

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.34

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.93

Temperature 4917K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4741 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4741. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4741 is distant 718.06 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 220.26

Distance (light year) 718.06

Radial Speed -6 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.018 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.01"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD108471

SAO Catalogue SAO119413

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP60804

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+09 2628

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR4741 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 81.5° RISE 14:56

Max altitude: 47.0° TRANSIT 21:37

Azimuth: 278.5° SET 4:22

Set Location

Other stars in Virgo