HR4938
HR4938 is a variable giant star in the constellation of Centaurus.
HR4938 visual magnitude is 6.26. Because of its reltive faintness, HR4938 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.
The table below summarizes the key facts about HR4938:
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR4938
HR4938 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern emisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR4938 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR4938 in the sky:
Visibility of HR4938 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
HR4938 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Digitized Sky Survey image of HR4938
The image below is a photograph of HR4938 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR4938 is -0.028 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.034 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Distance of HR4938 from the Sun and relative movement
HR4938 is distant 1,172.66 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 33 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of HR4938
HR4938 belongs to spectral class M3 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4938 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
