HR4938
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -22.75°
Az: 128.54°
Direction: South-East
HR4938 is a variable giant star of spectral class M3 in the constellation of Centaurus.
HR4938 visual magnitude is 6.26. Because of its faintness, HR4938 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 HR4938. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4938 during the next
10000 years (-4.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.67 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for HR4938.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
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Finder chart for HR4938.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4938 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of HR4938.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
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.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
HR4938 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK