4 Lacertae
Above the horizon.
Circumpolar today
Alt: 36.14°
Az: 306.64°
Direction: North-West
4 Lacertae is a supergiant star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Lacerta.
4 Lacertae visual magnitude is 4.57. Because of its moderate brightness, 4 Lacertae is easily visible to the naked eye from locations with dark skies, while it might be barely visible, or not visible at all, from light-polluted skies.
DSS2 image of 4 Lacertae. The red arrow shows the motion of 4 Lacertae during the next
100000 years (-11.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.00 arcmin in declination);
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Galactic Coordinates
Finder Chart
Simplified finder chart for 4 Lacertae.
Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class
Simplified finder chart for 4 Lacertae.
The red dot in the diagram below shows where 4 Lacertae is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
H-R diagram showing the position of 4 Lacertae.
Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA
Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion
4 Lacertae is distant 2,116.88 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 26 kilometers per second.
Alternative Designations
Visibility from Your Location
4 Lacertae is circumpolar and transits at 22:55 UTC (altitude: 88.1°)