HR4779

Above the horizon. Rise: 14:35 | Tran: 19:26 | Set: 0:17

Alt: 10.11° Az: 126.16° Direction: South-West

HR4779 is a giant star of spectral class G8 in the constellation of Corvus.

HR4779 visual magnitude is 5.58. Because of its faintness, HR4779 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 HR4779. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4779 during the next 10000 years (-2.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 8.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 34m 53s

Declination -12° 58’ 13”

Hour Angle 20h 21m 24s

Sidereal Time 08h 56m 18s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 33m 34s

Declination -12° 49’ 49”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 296.18°

Galactic Latitude 49.81°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.58

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 2.15

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.86

Temperature 5106K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4779 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4779. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4779 is distant 158.41 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 48.59

Distance (light year) 158.41

Radial Speed -16 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.016 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.052"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD109272

SAO Catalogue SAO157361

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP61296

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-12 3659

FK5 Catalogue 1321

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR4779 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 103.0° RISE 14:35

Max altitude: 25.5° TRANSIT 19:26

Azimuth: 257.0° SET 0:17

Set Location

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