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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:09 
Transit: 12:54 
Sunset: 20:41
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HR4759

Altitude: -31.2°   Azimuth: 270.4°   Direction: West

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

HR4759 visual magnitude is 5.63. Because of its reltive faintness, HR4759 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR4759 is -0.02 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.003 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR4759 star
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);

Key facts about HR4759

5.63
Hypergiant

HR4759 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -31.2°
Azimuth: 270.4°
Direction: West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR4759

HR4759 is situated close to the celestial equator, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR4759 are provided in the following table:

12h 30m 17s
-23° 41’ 48”
296.71°
38.92°
Corvus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR4759 in the sky:

Finder chart HR4759 star
Simplified finder chart for HR4759.

Visibility of HR4759 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's HR4759 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 113.7°
Max altitude: 14.8°
Azimuth: 246.3°

Distance of HR4759 from the Sun and relative movement

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.

275.48 pc
898.07 ly
-11 km/s
-0.02 arcsec/year
-0.003 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR4759

HR4759 belongs to spectral class M0 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a hypergiant star.

-1.57
M0III
3555K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4759 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

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

Alternative designations of HR4759

SAO180850
SAO180850