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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:09 
Transit: 12:54 
Sunset: 20:41
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HR4836

Altitude: -53.2°   Azimuth: 267.2°   Direction: West

HR4836 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR4836 visual magnitude is 6.44. Because of its reltive faintness, HR4836 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 HR4836 is 0.027 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.014 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR4836 star
DSS2 image of HR4836. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4836 during the next 10000 years (4.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.33 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR4836

6.44
Main-sequence

HR4836 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -53.2°
Azimuth: 267.2°
Direction: West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR4836

HR4836 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 HR4836 are provided in the following table:

12h 43m 26s
-40° 10’ 40”
301.28°
22.67°
Centaurus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR4836 in the sky:

Finder chart HR4836 star
Simplified finder chart for HR4836.

Visibility of HR4836 from your location

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

HR4836 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Distance of HR4836 from the Sun and relative movement

HR4836 is distant 234.53 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

71.94 pc
234.53 ly
-5 km/s
0.027 arcsec/year
-0.014 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR4836

HR4836 belongs to spectral class A8 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

2.16
A8V
7795K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4836 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR4836. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR4836

SAO203746
SAO203746