HR4876

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -55.60° Az: 230.35° Direction: South-West

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

Right Ascension 12h 52m 49s

Declination -60° 28’ 05”

Hour Angle 07h 52m 12s

Sidereal Time 20h 45m 02s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 51m 17s

Declination -60° 19’ 46”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 302.91°

Galactic Latitude 2.54°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR4876.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.72

Class Supergiant

Absolute magnitude -4.09

Spectral Type A2I

Color Index (B-V) 0.38

Temperature 6989K

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.

Distance (parsec) 917.43

Distance (light year) 2,990.83

Radial Speed -21 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.025 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.007"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD111613

SAO Catalogue SAO252054

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP62732

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-59 4494

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 5991

Visibility from Your Location

HR4876 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Crux