HR4896

Above the horizon. Rise: 8:50 | Tran: 14:26 | Set: 20:02

Alt: 9.31° Az: 109.24° Direction: East-South-East

HR4896 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Virgo.

HR4896 visual magnitude is 6.44. Because of its faintness, HR4896 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 HR4896. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4896 during the next 10000 years (0.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 54m 54s

Declination -04° 21’ 27”

Hour Angle 19h 23m 28s

Sideral Time 08h 18m 23s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 53m 38s

Declination -04° 13’ 26”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 303.98°

Galactic Latitude 58.64°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR4896.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.44

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 1.35

Spectral Type K0

Color Index (B-V) 1.1

Temperature 4515K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4896 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4896. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4896 is distant 339.23 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 37 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 104.06

Distance (light year) 339.23

Radial Speed 37 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.001 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.041"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD112048

SAO Catalogue SAO139027

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP62915

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-03 3373

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR4896 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 94.4° RISE 8:50

Max altitude: 34.2° TRANSIT 14:26

Azimuth: 265.6° SET 20:02

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Virgo