HR4941

Above the horizon. Rise: 12:33 | Tran: 18:31 | Set: 0:33

Alt: 3.44° Az: 228.18° Direction: South-West

HR4941 is a variable hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR4941 visual magnitude is 5.59. Because of its faintness, HR4941 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 HR4941. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4941 during the next 10000 years (7.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 08m 02s

Declination -41° 43’ 28”

Hour Angle 05h 41m 23s

Sidereal Time 18h 49m 25s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 06m 35s

Declination -41° 35’ 18”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 305.97°

Galactic Latitude 21.19°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.59

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.51

Spectral Type K0II

Color Index (B-V) 1.05

Temperature 4626K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4941 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4941. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4941 is distant 338.88 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 103.95

Distance (light year) 338.88

Radial Speed 2 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.046 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.017"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD113778

SAO Catalogue SAO223905

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP63972

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-40 7682

FK5 Catalogue 3044

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 6092

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR4941 rise, transit and set times from Cayambe, Ecuador are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Guayaquil):

Azimuth: 131.7° RISE 12:33

Max altitude: 48.2° TRANSIT 18:31

Azimuth: 228.3° SET 0:33

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

Set Location

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