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HR4814

Altitude: -71.1°   Azimuth: 208.8°   Direction: South-South-West

HR4814 is a variable main-sequence star in the constellation of Musca.

HR4814 visual magnitude is 6.26. Because of its reltive faintness, HR4814 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR4814 is -0.059 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.021 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR4814 star
DSS2 image of HR4814. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4814 during the next 10000 years (-9.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.50 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR4814

6.26
Main-sequence

HR4814 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -71.1°
Azimuth: 208.8°
Direction: South-South-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR4814

HR4814 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR4814 are provided in the following table:

12h 39m 55s
-66° 30’ 42”
301.78°
-3.67°
Musca

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR4814 in the sky:

Finder chart HR4814 star
Simplified finder chart for HR4814.

Visibility of HR4814 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR4814 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Distance of HR4814 from the Sun and relative movement

HR4814 is distant 353.20 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

108.34 pc
353.20 ly
-3 km/s
-0.059 arcsec/year
-0.021 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR4814

HR4814 belongs to spectral class B8 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

1.09
B8V
10795K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4814 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR4814. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR4814

SAO251987
SAO251987