HR4970
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -4.97°
Az: 167.64°
Direction: South-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
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for HR4970.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Simplified finder chart for HR4970.
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.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
HR4970 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK