HR4876

HR4876 is a variable supergiant star in the constellation of Crux.

HR4876 visual magnitude is 5.72. Because of its reltive faintness, HR4876 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR4876:

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR4876

HR4876 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern emisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR4876 are provided in the following table:

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR4876 in the sky:

Visibility of HR4876 from your location

HR4876 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR4876

The image below is a photograph of HR4876 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR4876 is -0.025 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.007 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Distance of HR4876 from the Sun and relative movement

HR4876 is distant 2,990.83 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 21 kilometers per second.

Spectral properties of HR4876

HR4876 belongs to spectral class A2 and has a luminosity class of I corresponding to a supergiant star.

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4876 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

Alternative designations of HR4876