HR4980
HR4980 is a double hypergiant star in the constellation of Centaurus.
HR4980 visual magnitude is 6.16. Because of its reltive faintness, HR4980 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.
The table below summarizes the key facts about HR4980:
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR4980
HR4980 is situated south of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern emisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR4980 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR4980 in the sky:
Visibility of HR4980 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
HR4980 is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Digitized Sky Survey image of HR4980
The image below is a photograph of HR4980 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR4980 is 0.014 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.107 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 1000 years is represented with the red arrow.
Distance of HR4980 from the Sun and relative movement
HR4980 is distant 129.78 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.
Spectral properties of HR4980
HR4980 belongs to spectral class G0 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a hypergiant star.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4980 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
HR4980 star system properties
HR4980 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR4980 double sysyem: