HR4790

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -59.08° Az: 131.39° Direction: South-East

HR4790 is a giant star of spectral class G3 in the constellation of Crux.

HR4790 visual magnitude is 6.22. Because of its faintness, HR4790 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 HR4790. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4790 during the next 1000 years (-5.07 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.40 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 36m 57s

Declination -61° 58’ 54”

Hour Angle 15h 40m 34s

Sidereal Time 04h 17m 32s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 35m 29s

Declination -61° 50’ 30”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 301.05°

Galactic Latitude 0.97°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR4790.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.22

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 2.89

Spectral Type G3III

Color Index (B-V) 0.73

Temperature 5501K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4790 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4790. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4790 is distant 151.07 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 46.34

Distance (light year) 151.07

Radial Speed 6 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.304 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.084"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD109492

SAO Catalogue SAO251962

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP61443

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-61 3298

Visibility from Your Location

HR4790 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Crux