HR4976

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -62.88° Az: 181.46° Direction: South

HR4976 is a supergiant star of spectral class F8 in the constellation of Chamaeleon.

HR4976 visual magnitude is 5.85. Because of its faintness, HR4976 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 HR4976. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4976 during the next 10000 years (-3.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 16m 25s

Declination -78° 34’ 39”

Hour Angle 11h 46m 33s

Sideral Time 01h 02m 59s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 14m 17s

Declination -78° 26’ 49”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 304.12°

Galactic Latitude -15.63°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR4976.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.85

Class Supergiant

Absolute magnitude -2.93

Spectral Type F8I

Color Index (B-V) 1.07

Temperature 4581K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4976 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4976. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4976 is distant 1,862.86 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 571.43

Distance (light year) 1,862.86

Radial Speed -18 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.018 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.004"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD114533

SAO Catalogue SAO257019

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP64587

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-77 890

FK5 Catalogue 3054

Visibility from Your Location

HR4976 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Chamaeleon