HR4994

Below the horizon. Never rises today

Alt: -35.69° Az: 162.39° Direction: South-South-East

HR4994 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Musca.

HR4994 visual magnitude is 6.37. Because of its faintness, HR4994 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 HR4994. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4994 during the next 1000 years (-1.68 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.80 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 17m 13s

Declination -69° 48’ 47”

Hour Angle 20h 58m 21s

Sidereal Time 10h 15m 35s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 15m 25s

Declination -69° 40’ 46”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 305.03°

Galactic Latitude -6.9°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.37

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.51

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.21

Temperature 4289K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4994 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4994. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4994 is distant 306.10 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 93.90

Distance (light year) 306.10

Radial Speed -11 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.101 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.048"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD114912

SAO Catalogue SAO252225

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP64682

Durchmusterung Catalogue CP-69 1784

Visibility from Your Location

HR4994 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK

Set Location

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