HR4006

Above the horizon. Rise: 0:53 | Tran: 9:33 | Set: 18:10

Alt: 3.68° Az: 49.46° Direction: North-East

HR4006 is a giant star of spectral class G3 in the constellation of Leo.

HR4006 visual magnitude is 6.04. Because of its faintness, HR4006 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 HR4006. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4006 during the next 10000 years (-3.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 10h 15m 13s

Declination +27° 00’ 43”

Hour Angle 15h 53m 23s

Sidereal Time 02h 08m 36s

J2000

Right Ascension 10h 13m 49s

Declination +27° 08’ 08”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 203.65°

Galactic Latitude 55.08°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR4006.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.04

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.66

Spectral Type G3III

Color Index (B-V) 0.85

Temperature 5134K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4006 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4006. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4006 is distant 388.56 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 119.19

Distance (light year) 388.56

Radial Speed 10 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.018 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.002"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD88639

SAO Catalogue SAO81243

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP50109

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+27 1862

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR4006 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 63.0° RISE 0:53

Max altitude: 65.5° TRANSIT 9:33

Azimuth: 297.0° SET 18:10

Set Location

Other stars in Leo