HR4944

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -76.83° Az: 222.77° Direction: South-West

HR4944 is a double sub-giant star of spectral class F8 in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR4944 visual magnitude is 5.99. Because of its faintness, HR4944 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 HR4944. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4944 during the next 10000 years (-4.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 08m 57s

Declination -59° 59’ 32”

Hour Angle 10h 47m 55s

Sideral Time 23h 56m 52s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 07m 24s

Declination -59° 51’ 38”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 304.94°

Galactic Latitude 2.95°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR4944.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.99

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude -1.90

Spectral Type F8IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.48

Temperature 6481K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4944 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4944. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR4944 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR4944 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.99

Secondary star magnitude 6.19

Magnitude difference 0.2

Separation 0.9 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4944 is distant 1,234.85 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 378.79

Distance (light year) 1,234.85

Radial Speed 4 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.027 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.012"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD113823

SAO Catalogue SAO240566

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP64033

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-59 4740

Visibility from Your Location

HR4944 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Centaurus