HR4817
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -44.31°
Az: 257.30°
Direction: West-South-West
HR4817 is a variable bright giant star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Centaurus.
HR4817 visual magnitude is 4.64. Because of its moderate brightness, HR4817 is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.
DSS2 image of HR4817. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4817 during the next
10000 years (-7.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.00 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for HR4817.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
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Finder chart for HR4817.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4817 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of HR4817.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
HR4817 is distant 354.73 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
HR4817 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK