HR4951

Above the horizon. Rise: 12:34 | Tran: 18:32 | Set: 0:34

Alt: 2.90° Az: 216.30° Direction: South-West

HR4951 is a main-sequence star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR4951 visual magnitude is 5.71. Because of its faintness, HR4951 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 HR4951. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4951 during the next 10000 years (-6.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 09m 10s

Declination -53° 35’ 43”

Hour Angle 05h 40m 12s

Sidereal Time 18h 49m 22s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 07m 38s

Declination -53° 27’ 34”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 305.37°

Galactic Latitude 9.34°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR4951.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.71

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 0.72

Spectral Type B8V

Color Index (B-V) -0.07

Temperature 11092K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4951 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4951. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4951 is distant 324.06 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 22 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 99.40

Distance (light year) 324.06

Radial Speed 22 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.039 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.024"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD113902

SAO Catalogue SAO240573

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP64053

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-52 6194

FK5 Catalogue 1340

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR4951 rise, transit and set times from Cayambe, Ecuador are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Guayaquil):

Azimuth: 143.6° RISE 12:34

Max altitude: 36.4° TRANSIT 18:32

Azimuth: 216.4° SET 0:34

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

Set Location

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