HR4871
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -68.15°
Az: 264.08°
Direction: West
HR4871 is a hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Centaurus.
HR4871 visual magnitude is 6.24. Because of its faintness, HR4871 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 HR4871. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4871 during the next
10000 years (-6.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.33 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for HR4871.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4871 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of HR4871.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
HR4871 is distant 570.93 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
HR4871 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK