HR4938

Above the horizon. Rise: 12:31 | Tran: 18:29 | Set: 0:31

Alt: 3.10° Az: 228.59° Direction: South-West

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

Right Ascension 13h 06m 14s

Declination -41° 19’ 58”

Hour Angle 05h 43m 20s

Sidereal Time 18h 49m 35s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 04m 48s

Declination -41° 11’ 48”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 305.64°

Galactic Latitude 21.61°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.26

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.52

Spectral Type M3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.68

Temperature 3541K

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.

Distance (parsec) 359.71

Distance (light year) 1,172.66

Radial Speed -33 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.028 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.034"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD113523

SAO Catalogue SAO223881

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP63820

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-40 7662

General Catalogue of Variable Stars V789 Cen

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR4938 rise, transit and set times from Cayambe, Ecuador are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Guayaquil):

Azimuth: 131.3° RISE 12:31

Max altitude: 48.6° TRANSIT 18:29

Azimuth: 228.7° SET 0:31

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

Set Location

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