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public  Malasin, Philippines Malasin, Philippines  ⓘ
TimezoneAsia/Manila
Sunrise: 5:31 
Transit: 12:01 
Sunset: 18:30
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HR4873

Above the horizon.  Rise: 10:58 | Tran: 17:24 | Set: 23:51
Alt: 77.50°   Az: 57.29°   Direction: East-North-East

HR4873 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Coma Berenices.

HR4873 visual magnitude is 6.43. Because of its faintness, HR4873 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.

Image of HR4873 star
DSS2 image of HR4873. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4873 during the next 1000 years (1.82 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.15 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

12h 51m 32s
+22° 43’ 28”
23h 14m 27s
12h 06m 00s

J2000

12h 50m 17s
+22° 51’ 47”

Galactic Coordinates

299.36°
85.73°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR4873.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.43
Hypergiant

0.80
K0III
4743K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4873 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR4873. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4873 is distant 435.25 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

133.51
435.25
6 km/s
0.109 arcsec/y
-0.069"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO82523
SAO82523

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR4873 rise, transit and set times from Malasin, Philippines are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Manila):

Azimuth: 67.3°
Max altitude: 83.6°
Azimuth: 292.7°