HR4746

Below the horizon. Rise: 15:24 | Tran: 20:58 | Set: 2:36

Alt: -4.64° Az: 91.81° Direction: East

HR4746 is a variable star of spectral class A8 in the constellation of Virgo.

HR4746 visual magnitude is 6.22. Because of its faintness, HR4746 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 HR4746. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4746 during the next 10000 years (-14.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 29m 10s

Declination -04° 45’ 20”

Hour Angle 17h 54m 05s

Sidereal Time 06h 23m 15s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 27m 51s

Declination -04° 36’ 55”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 291.87°

Galactic Latitude 57.75°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.22

Class

Absolute magnitude 1.41

Spectral Type A8

Color Index (B-V) 0.44

Temperature 6674K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4746 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4746. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4746 is distant 299.08 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 91.74

Distance (light year) 299.08

Radial Speed -12 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.086 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD108506

SAO Catalogue SAO138798

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP60813

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-03 3298

FK5 Catalogue 3001

General Catalogue of Variable Stars FT Vir

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR4746 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 94.8° RISE 15:24

Max altitude: 33.8° TRANSIT 20:58

Azimuth: 265.2° SET 2:36

Set Location

Other stars in Virgo