HR4970

Below the horizon. Rise: 14:16 | Tran: 18:36 | Set: 22:56

Alt: -66.81° Az: 144.58° Direction: South-East

HR4970 is a sub-giant star of spectral class F7 in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR4970 visual magnitude is 5.79. Because of its faintness, HR4970 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 HR4970. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4970 during the next 10000 years (-13.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 12m 36s

Declination -42° 22’ 05”

Hour Angle 13h 11m 57s

Sidereal Time 02h 24m 34s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 11m 08s

Declination -42° 13’ 59”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 306.83°

Galactic Latitude 20.49°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR4970.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.79

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 0.98

Spectral Type F7IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.52

Temperature 6300K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4970 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4970. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4970 is distant 299.36 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 91.83

Distance (light year) 299.36

Radial Speed -11 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.08 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.024"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD114435

SAO Catalogue SAO223960

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP64332

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-41 7648

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR4970 rise, transit and set times from Libu, China are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Shanghai):

Azimuth: 132.4° RISE 14:16

Max altitude: 23.1° TRANSIT 18:36

Azimuth: 227.6° SET 22:56

Name:	Libu, China
Latitude:	24° 33' 26.6" N
Longitude:	112° 25' 4.8" E
Timezone:	Asia/Shanghai

Set Location

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