HR4770

Below the horizon. Rise: 6:02 | Tran: 12:37 | Set: 19:13

Alt: -24.33° Az: 37.14° Direction: North-East

HR4770 is a star of spectral class K5 in the constellation of Virgo.

HR4770 visual magnitude is 6.05. Because of its faintness, HR4770 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 HR4770. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4770 during the next 10000 years (-3.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 32m 36s

Declination +07° 28’ 03”

Hour Angle 14h 14m 48s

Sideral Time 02h 47m 25s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 31m 21s

Declination +07° 36’ 15”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 288.31°

Galactic Latitude 69.9°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR4770.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.05

Class

Absolute magnitude -0.89

Spectral Type K5

Color Index (B-V) 1.52

Temperature 3764K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4770 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4770. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4770 is distant 795.12 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 243.90

Distance (light year) 795.12

Radial Speed -17 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.018 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.01"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD108985

SAO Catalogue SAO119453

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP61103

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+08 2609

FK5 Catalogue 3002

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR4770 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 82.5° RISE 6:02

Max altitude: 46.0° TRANSIT 12:37

Azimuth: 277.5° SET 19:13

Set Location

Other stars in Virgo