HR4959

Below the horizon. Rise: 17:26 | Tran: 22:35 | Set: 3:47

Alt: -47.76° Az: 10.85° Direction: North

HR4959 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Virgo.

HR4959 visual magnitude is 6.32. Because of its faintness, HR4959 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 HR4959. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4959 during the next 10000 years (-5.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 10m 34s

Declination -09° 40’ 22”

Hour Angle 12h 29m 30s

Sidereal Time 01h 40m 04s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 09m 14s

Declination -09° 32’ 17”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 310.25°

Galactic Latitude 53.08°

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Finder chart for HR4959.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.32

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 0.86

Spectral Type K0

Color Index (B-V) 1.02

Temperature 4695K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4959 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4959. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4959 is distant 403.47 light years from the Sun

Distance (parsec) 123.76

Distance (light year) 403.47

Proper Motion RA -0.033 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.009"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD114203

SAO Catalogue SAO139183

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP64181

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD-08 3495

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR4959 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 99.7° RISE 17:26

Max altitude: 28.8° TRANSIT 22:35

Azimuth: 260.3° SET 3:47

Set Location

Other stars in Virgo