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HR4008

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 35.72°   Az: 36.20°   Direction: North-East

HR4008 is a variable hypergiant star of spectral class M0 in the constellation of Ursa Major.

HR4008 visual magnitude is 6.25. Because of its faintness, HR4008 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.

Image of HR4008 star
DSS2 image of HR4008. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4008 during the next 10000 years (2.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

10h 16m 50s
+59° 51’ 35”
16h 50m 59s
03h 07m 49s

J2000

10h 15m 07s
+59° 59’ 08”

Galactic Coordinates

150.91°
47.77°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR4008.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.25
Hypergiant

-2.39
M0III
3649K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4008 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR4008. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4008 is distant 1,743.32 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 21 kilometers per second.

534.76
1,743.32
-21 km/s
0.015 arcsec/y
0.009"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO15129
SAO15129

Visibility from Your Location

HR4008 is circumpolar and transits at 00:35 UTC (altitude: 81.6°)