HR4879

Above the horizon. Rise: 14:00 | Tran: 18:25 | Set: 22:51

Alt: 22.87° Az: 165.69° Direction: South-South-East

HR4879 is a variable main-sequence star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR4879 visual magnitude is 5.98. Because of its faintness, HR4879 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 53m 21s

Declination -39° 49’ 08”

Hour Angle 22h 50m 59s

Sidereal Time 11h 44m 21s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 51m 56s

Declination -39° 40’ 50”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 303.04°

Galactic Latitude 23.19°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR4879.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.98

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.21

Spectral Type B8V

Color Index (B-V) -0.1

Temperature 11573K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

Distance (parsec) 142.65

Distance (light year) 465.05

Radial Speed 5 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.035 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.028"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD111774

SAO Catalogue SAO203881

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP62786

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-39 7879

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 5999

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR4879 rise, transit and set times from Orchha, India are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Kolkata):

Azimuth: 129.8° RISE 14:00

Max altitude: 24.8° TRANSIT 18:25

Azimuth: 230.2° SET 22:51

Name:	Orchha, India
Latitude:	25° 21' 5.0" N
Longitude:	78° 38' 26.5" E
Timezone:	Asia/Kolkata

Set Location

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