HR4769

Below the horizon. Rise: 14:39 | Tran: 17:15 | Set: 19:50

Alt: -7.12° Az: 164.03° Direction: South-South-East

HR4769 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Musca.

HR4769 visual magnitude is 5.88. Because of its faintness, HR4769 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 HR4769. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4769 during the next 10000 years (6.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 33m 44s

Declination -73° 08’ 32”

Hour Angle 19h 18m 44s

Sidereal Time 07h 52m 29s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 32m 09s

Declination -73° 00’ 06”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 301.5°

Galactic Latitude -10.18°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.88

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.78

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.11

Temperature 4493K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4769 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4769. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4769 is distant 341.36 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 104.71

Distance (light year) 341.36

Radial Speed 5 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.038 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.024"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD108970

SAO Catalogue SAO256954

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP61181

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-72 1261

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR4769 rise, transit and set times from Aurora, Philippines are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Manila):

Azimuth: 163.1° RISE 14:39

Max altitude: 3.6° TRANSIT 17:15

Azimuth: 196.9° SET 19:50

Name:	Aurora, Philippines
Latitude:	13° 13' 55.9" N
Longitude:	121° 7' 12.0" E
Timezone:	Asia/Manila

Set Location

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