HR4906
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -11.12°
Az: 209.52°
Direction: South-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
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for HR4906.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Simplified finder chart for HR4906.
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.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
HR4906 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK