HR4999

Below the horizon. Rise: 20:08 | Tran: 21:34 | Set: 23:00

Alt: -20.91° Az: 237.14° Direction: West-South-West

HR4999 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR4999 visual magnitude is 6.19. Because of its faintness, HR4999 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 HR4999. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4999 during the next 10000 years (-2.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 13h 16m 36s

Declination -36° 30’ 17”

Hour Angle 05h 09m 55s

Sidereal Time 18h 26m 31s

J2000

Right Ascension 13h 15m 09s

Declination -36° 22’ 15”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 308.26°

Galactic Latitude 26.26°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.19

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.42

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 0.97

Temperature 4816K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4999 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4999. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4999 is distant 464.39 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 142.45

Distance (light year) 464.39

Radial Speed -4 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.012 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.015"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD115050

SAO Catalogue SAO204282

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP64651

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-35 8547

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR4999 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 126.5° RISE 20:08

Max altitude: 2.0° TRANSIT 21:34

Azimuth: 233.5° SET 23:00

Set Location

Other stars in Centaurus