HR4889

Above the horizon. Rise: 12:20 | Tran: 18:18 | Set: 0:20

Alt: 0.99° Az: 229.67° Direction: South-West

HR4889 is a giant star of spectral class A7 in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR4889 visual magnitude is 4.27. Because of its moderate brightness, HR4889 is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.

DSS2 image of HR4889. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4889 during the next 10000 years (10.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 54m 51s

Declination -40° 19’ 00”

Hour Angle 05h 54m 41s

Sidereal Time 18h 49m 32s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 53m 26s

Declination -40° 10’ 44”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 303.34°

Galactic Latitude 22.69°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 4.27

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.88

Spectral Type A7III

Color Index (B-V) 0.21

Temperature 8086K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4889 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4889. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4889 is distant 155.02 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 47.55

Distance (light year) 155.02

Radial Speed -3 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.063 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.022"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD111968

SAO Catalogue SAO203907

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP62896

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-39 7893

Gliese Catalogue Gl 488.1

FK5 Catalogue 482

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR4889 rise, transit and set times from Cayambe, Ecuador are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Guayaquil):

Azimuth: 130.3° RISE 12:20

Max altitude: 49.6° TRANSIT 18:18

Azimuth: 229.7° SET 0:20

Name:	Cayambe, Ecuador
Latitude:	0° 2' 27.0" N
Longitude:	78° 8' 42.7" W
Timezone:	America/Guayaquil

Set Location

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