HR4818

Below the horizon. Rise: 12:08 | Tran: 18:06 | Set: 0:08

Alt: -1.20° Az: 223.70° Direction: South-West

HR4818 is a giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR4818 visual magnitude is 5.84. Because of its faintness, HR4818 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 HR4818. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4818 during the next 10000 years (-11.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 9.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 42m 47s

Declination -46° 17’ 06”

Hour Angle 06h 06m 45s

Sidereal Time 18h 49m 33s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 41m 22s

Declination -46° 08’ 44”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 301.12°

Galactic Latitude 16.69°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.84

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.10

Spectral Type K4III

Color Index (B-V) 1.52

Temperature 3764K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4818 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4818. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4818 is distant 797.07 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 244.50

Distance (light year) 797.07

Radial Speed 7 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.069 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.057"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD110287

SAO Catalogue SAO223601

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP61916

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-45 7944

FK5 Catalogue 1325

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR4818 rise, transit and set times from Cayambe, Ecuador are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Guayaquil):

Azimuth: 136.3° RISE 12:08

Max altitude: 43.7° TRANSIT 18:06

Azimuth: 223.7° SET 0:08

Name:	Cayambe, Ecuador
Latitude:	0° 2' 27.0" N
Longitude:	78° 8' 42.7" W
Timezone:	America/Guayaquil

Set Location

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