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Other stars in Crux
- Mimosa
- Acrux
- Gacrux
- α2 Crucis
- Imai
- Ginan
- μ1 Crucis
- ζ Crucis
- η Crucis
- θ1 Crucis
- λ Crucis
- HR4848
- ι Crucis
- θ2 Crucis
- HR4729
- HR4823
- μ2 Crucis
- HR4830
- HR4908
- HR4706
- HR4576
- HR4768
- HR4739
- HR4573
- HR4578
- HR4876
- HR4887
- HR4754
- κ Crucis
- HR4644
- HR4702
- HR4771
- HR4607
- HR4736
- HR4834
- HR4744
- HR4832
- HR4634
- HR4749
- HR4592
- HR4622
- HR4653
- HR4790
- HR4747
- HR4835
- γ Crucis
- HR4895
- HR4868
HR4876
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -64.94°
Az: 127.71°
Direction: South-East
HR4876 is a variable supergiant star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Crux.
HR4876 visual magnitude is 5.72. Because of its faintness, HR4876 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 HR4876. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4876 during the next
10000 years (-4.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.17 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for HR4876.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4876 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of HR4876.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
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.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
HR4876 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK