HR4747

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -35.10° Az: 148.10° Direction: South-South-East

HR4747 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Crux.

HR4747 visual magnitude is 6.22. Because of its faintness, HR4747 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 HR4747. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4747 during the next 10000 years (-5.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 29m 51s

Declination -61° 56’ 07”

Hour Angle 19h 32m 48s

Sidereal Time 08h 02m 40s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 28m 25s

Declination -61° 47’ 43”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 300.22°

Galactic Latitude 0.96°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR4747.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.22

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.32

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.26

Temperature 4194K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4747 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4747. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4747 is distant 493.94 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 151.52

Distance (light year) 493.94

Radial Speed -14 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.034 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.014"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD108530

SAO Catalogue SAO251924

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP60861

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-61 3209

Visibility from Your Location

HR4747 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Crux