HR4957

Above the horizon. Rise: 16:55 | Tran: 22:06 | Set: 3:22

Alt: 13.19° Az: 236.23° Direction: South-West

HR4957 is a giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Virgo.

HR4957 visual magnitude is 5.55. Because of its faintness, HR4957 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 HR4957. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4957 during the next 10000 years (-5.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -10.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 09m 52s

Declination -09° 07’ 09”

Hour Angle 03h 40m 13s

Sidereal Time 16h 50m 05s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 08m 32s

Declination -08° 59’ 03”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 310.07°

Galactic Latitude 53.65°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.55

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.27

Spectral Type K3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.18

Temperature 4348K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4957 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4957. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4957 is distant 371.30 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 113.90

Distance (light year) 371.30

Radial Speed 16 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.032 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.062"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD114113

SAO Catalogue SAO139175

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP64122

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-08 3491

FK5 Catalogue 3046

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR4957 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 99.1° RISE 16:55

Max altitude: 29.4° TRANSIT 22:06

Azimuth: 260.9° SET 3:22

Set Location

Other stars in Virgo