HR4996
Below the horizon.
Never rises today
Alt: -48.28°
Az: 245.51°
Direction: West-South-West
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
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
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Finder chart for HR4996.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
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Finder chart for HR4996.
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.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
HR4996 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK