HR4965

Above the horizon. Rise: 15:36 | Tran: 18:31 | Set: 21:26

Alt: 8.35° Az: 176.09° Direction: South

HR4965 is a variable star of spectral class A in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR4965 visual magnitude is 6.06. Because of its faintness, HR4965 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 HR4965. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4965 during the next 10000 years (-6.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 12m 30s

Declination -52° 42’ 07”

Hour Angle 23h 34m 23s

Sidereal Time 12h 46m 54s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 10m 58s

Declination -52° 34’ 00”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 305.95°

Galactic Latitude 10.19°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.06

Class

HR4965 is also a Si chemically peculiar star.

Absolute magnitude 0.95

Spectral Type A

Color Index (B-V) -0.09

Temperature 11407K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4965 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4965. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4965 is distant 343.16 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 26 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 105.26

Distance (light year) 343.16

Radial Speed 26 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.041 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.017"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD114365

SAO Catalogue SAO240627

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP64320

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-51 7329

General Catalogue of Variable Stars V824 Cen

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR4965 rise, transit and set times from Zhangcun, China are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Shanghai):

Azimuth: 142.7° RISE 15:36

Max altitude: 8.5° TRANSIT 18:31

Azimuth: 217.3° SET 21:26

Name:	Zhangcun, China
Latitude:	28° 45' 36.7" N
Longitude:	117° 33' 39.6" E
Timezone:	Asia/Shanghai

Set Location

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