HR4906

Above the horizon. Rise: 12:22 | Tran: 18:20 | Set: 0:22

Alt: 1.28° Az: 226.93° Direction: South-West

HR4906 is a hypergiant star of spectral class M0 in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR4906 visual magnitude is 5.47. Because of its faintness, HR4906 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 HR4906. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4906 during the next 10000 years (-6.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 56m 45s

Declination -43° 03’ 12”

Hour Angle 05h 52m 51s

Sidereal Time 18h 49m 36s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 55m 19s

Declination -42° 54’ 56”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 303.69°

Galactic Latitude 19.95°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.47

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -0.86

Spectral Type M0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.68

Temperature 3541K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4906 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4906. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4906 is distant 601.48 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 184.50

Distance (light year) 601.48

Radial Speed -7 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.038 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.012"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD112213

SAO Catalogue SAO223760

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP63066

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-42 7975

FK5 Catalogue 3029

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR4906 rise, transit and set times from Cayambe, Ecuador are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Guayaquil):

Azimuth: 133.1° RISE 12:22

Max altitude: 46.9° TRANSIT 18:20

Azimuth: 226.9° SET 0:22

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

Set Location

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