HR4991
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -43.16°
Az: 109.31°
Direction: East-South-East
HR4991 is a giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Centaurus.
HR4991 visual magnitude is 6.16. Because of its faintness, HR4991 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 HR4991. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4991 during the next
1000 years (-2.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.47 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for HR4991.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Simplified finder chart for HR4991.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4991 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of HR4991.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
HR4991 is distant 350.91 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 30 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
HR4991 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK