HR4986

Below the horizon. Rise: 15:02 | Tran: 21:59 | Set: 4:59

Alt: -12.86° Az: 307.81° Direction: North-West

HR4986 is a hypergiant star of spectral class M0 in the constellation of Virgo.

HR4986 visual magnitude is 5.77. Because of its faintness, HR4986 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 HR4986. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4986 during the next 10000 years (-8.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 13m 48s

Declination +11° 25’ 18”

Hour Angle 08h 32m 50s

Sidereal Time 21h 46m 38s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 12m 32s

Declination +11° 33’ 21”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 321.61°

Galactic Latitude 73.66°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.77

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude -1.21

Spectral Type M0III

Color Index (B-V) 1.51

Temperature 3779K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4986 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4986. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4986 is distant 810.95 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 25 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 248.76

Distance (light year) 810.95

Radial Speed 25 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.05 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.033"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD114780

SAO Catalogue SAO100460

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP64445

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+12 2565

FK5 Catalogue 3053

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR4986 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 78.6° RISE 15:02

Max altitude: 49.9° TRANSIT 21:59

Azimuth: 281.4° SET 4:59

Set Location

Other stars in Virgo