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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:20 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:30
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HR4879

Altitude: -15.1°   Azimuth: 136.3°   Direction: South-East

HR4879 is a variable main-sequence star in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR4879 visual magnitude is 5.98. Because of its reltive faintness, HR4879 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR4879 is -0.035 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.028 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR4879 star
DSS2 image of HR4879. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4879 during the next 10000 years (-5.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.67 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR4879

5.98
Main-sequence

HR4879 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -15.1°
Azimuth: 136.3°
Direction: South-East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR4879

HR4879 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR4879 are provided in the following table:

12h 51m 56s
-39° 40’ 50”
303.04°
23.19°
Centaurus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR4879 in the sky:

Finder chart HR4879 star
Simplified finder chart for HR4879.

Visibility of HR4879 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR4879 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Distance of HR4879 from the Sun and relative movement

HR4879 is distant 465.05 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

142.65 pc
465.05 ly
5 km/s
-0.035 arcsec/year
-0.028 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR4879

HR4879 belongs to spectral class B8 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

0.21
B8V
11573K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4879 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR4879. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR4879

SAO203881
SAO203881