HR4759

Above the horizon. Rise: 12:29 | Tran: 18:06 | Set: 23:43

Alt: 52.39° Az: 160.91° Direction: South-South-East

HR4759 is a variable hypergiant star of spectral class M0 in the constellation of Corvus.

HR4759 visual magnitude is 5.63. Because of its faintness, HR4759 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 HR4759. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4759 during the next 10000 years (-3.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 31m 37s

Declination -23° 50’ 14”

Hour Angle 23h 09m 35s

Sidereal Time 11h 41m 13s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 30m 17s

Declination -23° 41’ 48”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 296.71°

Galactic Latitude 38.92°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.63

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -1.57

Spectral Type M0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.67

Temperature 3555K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4759 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4759. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4759 is distant 898.07 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 275.48

Distance (light year) 898.07

Radial Speed -11 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.02 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD108821

SAO Catalogue SAO180850

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP61015

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-22 3383

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 5662

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR4759 rise, transit and set times from Tāramangalam, India are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Kolkata):

Azimuth: 113.8° RISE 12:29

Max altitude: 54.5° TRANSIT 18:06

Azimuth: 246.2° SET 23:43

Name:	Tāramangalam, India
Latitude:	11° 41' 60.0" N
Longitude:	77° 58' 59.9" E
Timezone:	Asia/Kolkata

Set Location

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