HR4959
Above the horizon.
Rise: 13:18 | Tran: 19:04 | Set: 0:50
Alt: 62.31°
Az: 170.06°
Direction: South-South-West
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
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for HR4959.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
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
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
Today's HR4959 rise, transit and set times from Gadu, Philippines are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Manila):