HR4988
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -63.44°
Az: 123.99°
Direction: South-East
HR4988 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Centaurus.
HR4988 visual magnitude is 5.89. Because of its faintness, HR4988 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 HR4988. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4988 during the next
10000 years (-8.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.00 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for HR4988.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Simplified finder chart for HR4988.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4988 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of HR4988.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
HR4988 is distant 343.52 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
HR4988 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK