HR4868

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -60.69° Az: 128.18° Direction: South-East

HR4868 is a bright giant star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Crux.

HR4868 visual magnitude is 6.75. Because of its faintness, HR4868 is not visible to the naked eye.

DSS2 image of HR4868. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4868 during the next 10000 years (-1.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 51m 43s

Declination -60° 32’ 20”

Hour Angle 15h 25m 53s

Sidereal Time 04h 17m 37s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 50m 12s

Declination -60° 24’ 02”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 302.78°

Galactic Latitude 2.47°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR4868.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.75

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -2.57

Spectral Type A3II

Color Index (B-V) 0.35

Temperature 7158K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4868 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4868. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4868 is distant 2,379.56 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 9 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 729.93

Distance (light year) 2,379.56

Radial Speed -9 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.007 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.017"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD111463

SAO Catalogue SAO252047

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP62646

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-59 4483

Visibility from Your Location

HR4868 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Crux