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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:24 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:27
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HR4888

Altitude: -77.8°   Azimuth: 85.3°   Direction: East

HR4888 is a giant star in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR4888 visual magnitude is 4.33. Because of its moderate brightness, HR4888 should be easily visible from locations with dark skies, while it can be barely visible, or not visible at all, from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR4888 is -0.076 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.03 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR4888 star
DSS2 image of HR4888. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4888 during the next 10000 years (-12.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.00 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR4888

4.33
Giant

HR4888 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -77.8°
Azimuth: 85.3°
Direction: East

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR4888

HR4888 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 HR4888 are provided in the following table:

12h 53m 06s
-48° 56’ 35”
303.22°
13.93°
Centaurus

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR4888 in the sky:

Finder chart HR4888 star
Simplified finder chart for HR4888.

Visibility of HR4888 from your location

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

HR4888 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Distance of HR4888 from the Sun and relative movement

HR4888 is distant 302.69 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

92.85 pc
302.69 ly
-2 km/s
-0.076 arcsec/year
-0.03 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR4888

HR4888 belongs to spectral class K3 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

-0.51
K3III
4000K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4888 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR4888. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR4888

SAO223731
SAO223731