HR4996

Below the horizon. Rise: 11:59 | Tran: 18:00 | Set: 0:01

Alt: -20.70° Az: 144.27° Direction: South-East

HR4996 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR4996 visual magnitude is 5.89. Because of its faintness, HR4996 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 HR4996. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4996 during the next 1000 years (-2.15 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.35 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 16m 14s

Declination -49° 05’ 28”

Hour Angle 15h 46m 07s

Sidereal Time 05h 02m 22s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 14m 43s

Declination -48° 57’ 24”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 306.86°

Galactic Latitude 13.74°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.89

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 1.39

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.06

Temperature 4603K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4996 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4996. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4996 is distant 259.14 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 56 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 79.49

Distance (light year) 259.14

Radial Speed 56 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.129 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.081"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD114971

SAO Catalogue SAO224000

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP64623

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-48 8050

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR4996 rise, transit and set times from Meedhoo, Maldives are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Indian/Maldives):

Azimuth: 139.1° RISE 11:59

Max altitude: 41.5° TRANSIT 18:00

Azimuth: 220.9° SET 0:01

Name:	Meedhoo, Maldives
Latitude:	0° 34' 60.0" S
Longitude:	73° 13' 59.9" E
Timezone:	Indian/Maldives

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HR4996

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