HR4768

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -30.91° Az: 210.52° Direction: South-South-West

HR4768 is a variable supergiant star of spectral class F7 in the constellation of Crux.

HR4768 visual magnitude is 5.48. Because of its faintness, HR4768 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 HR4768. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4768 during the next 10000 years (-3.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 33m 06s

Declination -59° 33’ 49”

Hour Angle 03h 57m 18s

Sidereal Time 16h 30m 24s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 31m 40s

Declination -59° 25’ 26”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 300.42°

Galactic Latitude 3.35°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR4768.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.48

Class Supergiant

Absolute magnitude -3.08

Spectral Type F7I

Color Index (B-V) 0.63

Temperature 5853K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4768 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4768. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4768 is distant 1,680.41 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 515.46

Distance (light year) 1,680.41

Radial Speed -20 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.018 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD108968

SAO Catalogue SAO240027

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP61136

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-58 4344

General Catalogue of Variable Stars BG Cru

Visibility from Your Location

HR4768 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Crux