HR4980

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -38.33° Az: 218.88° Direction: South-West

HR4980 is a double hypergiant star of spectral class G0 in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR4980 visual magnitude is 6.16. Because of its faintness, HR4980 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 HR4980. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4980 during the next 1000 years (0.23 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.78 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 14m 30s

Declination -59° 56’ 50”

Hour Angle 05h 17m 54s

Sideral Time 18h 32m 24s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 12m 56s

Declination -59° 49’ 00”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 305.63°

Galactic Latitude 2.94°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR4980.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.16

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 3.16

Spectral Type G0V

Color Index (B-V) 0.6

Temperature 5968K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4980 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4980. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

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:

Main star magnitude 6.16

Secondary star magnitude 9.36

Magnitude difference 3.2

Separation 25.3 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

Distance (parsec) 39.81

Distance (light year) 129.78

Radial Speed 16 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.014 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.107"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD114630

SAO Catalogue SAO240653

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP64478

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-59 4827

Visibility from Your Location

HR4980 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

Other stars in Centaurus