HR4972

Above the horizon. Rise: 12:39 | Tran: 18:37 | Set: 0:38

Alt: 2.65° Az: 206.44° Direction: South-South-West

HR4972 is a bright giant star of spectral class A8 in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR4972 visual magnitude is 6.33. Because of its faintness, HR4972 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 HR4972. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4972 during the next 100000 years (-10.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 5.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 13m 32s

Declination -63° 26’ 15”

Hour Angle 05h 35m 57s

Sidereal Time 18h 49m 29s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 11m 53s

Declination -63° 18’ 10”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 305.23°

Galactic Latitude -0.52°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.33

Class Bright giant

Absolute magnitude -23.67

Spectral Type A8II

Color Index (B-V) 0.44

Temperature 6674K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4972 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4972. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4972 is distant 32,600,000.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 3 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 10,000,000.00

Distance (light year) 32,600,000.00

Radial Speed -3 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.006 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.003"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD114461

SAO Catalogue SAO252187

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP64395

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-62 3046

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR4972 rise, transit and set times from Cayambe, Ecuador are the following (all times relative to the local timezone America/Guayaquil):

Azimuth: 153.4° RISE 12:39

Max altitude: 26.5° TRANSIT 18:37

Azimuth: 206.6° SET 0:38

Name:	Cayambe, Ecuador
Latitude:	0° 2' 27.0" N
Longitude:	78° 8' 42.7" W
Timezone:	America/Guayaquil

Set Location

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