HR4854

Above the horizon. Rise: 12:36 | Tran: 18:42 | Set: 0:47

Alt: 78.15° Az: 184.21° Direction: South-South-West

HR4854 is a variable hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Virgo.

HR4854 visual magnitude is 6.34. Because of its faintness, HR4854 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 HR4854. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4854 during the next 10000 years (5.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 48m 19s

Declination +05° 48’ 43”

Hour Angle 00h 03m 28s

Sidereal Time 12h 51m 48s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 47m 02s

Declination +05° 57’ 02”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 299.9°

Galactic Latitude 68.8°

Finder Chart

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.34

Class Hypergiant

HR4854 is also a SrEuCr chemically peculiar star.

Absolute magnitude 0.31

Spectral Type A0

Color Index (B-V) -0.05

Temperature 10795K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4854 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4854. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4854 is distant 523.27 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 160.51

Distance (light year) 523.27

Radial Speed 16 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.035 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.043"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD111133

SAO Catalogue SAO119585

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP62376

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+06 2660

General Catalogue of Variable Stars EP Vir

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR4854 rise, transit and set times from Gadu, Philippines are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Manila):

Azimuth: 84.2° RISE 12:36

Max altitude: 78.2° TRANSIT 18:42

Azimuth: 275.8° SET 0:47

Name:	Gadu, Philippines
Latitude:	17° 37' 45.1" N
Longitude:	121° 36' 36.0" E
Timezone:	Asia/Manila

Set Location

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