HR4966

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -50.98° Az: 212.06° Direction: South-South-West

HR4966 is a double sub-giant star of spectral class F3 in the constellation of Musca.

HR4966 visual magnitude is 5.91. Because of its faintness, HR4966 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 HR4966. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4966 during the next 10000 years (6.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 13m 39s

Declination -70° 04’ 36”

Hour Angle 06h 44m 55s

Sidereal Time 19h 58m 34s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 11m 51s

Declination -69° 56’ 30”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 304.69°

Galactic Latitude -7.14°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR4966.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.91

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 2.69

Spectral Type F3IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.42

Temperature 6776K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4966 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4966. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR4966 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR4966 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.91

Secondary star magnitude 11.81

Magnitude difference 5.9

Separation 30.7 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4966 is distant 143.80 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 44.11

Distance (light year) 143.80

Radial Speed 7 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.036 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD114371

SAO Catalogue SAO252185

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP64390

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-69 1772

Visibility from Your Location

HR4966 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Musca