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TimezoneAtlantic/Bermuda
Sunrise: 6:19 
Transit: 13:23 
Sunset: 20:27
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HR4044

Above the horizon.  Rise: 7:49 | Tran: 16:35 | Set: 1:24
Alt: 7.07°   Az: 322.07°   Direction: North-West

HR4044 is a double giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Ursa Major.

HR4044 visual magnitude is 6.43. Because of its faintness, HR4044 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 HR4044 star
DSS2 image of HR4044. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4044 during the next 10000 years (-3.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

10h 20m 32s
+46° 37’ 55”
07h 49m 19s
18h 09m 52s

J2000

10h 18m 59s
+46° 45’ 38”

Galactic Coordinates

169.34°
54.28°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR4044.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.43
Giant

-0.60
K1III
10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4044 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR4044. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR4044 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR4044 double sysyem:

6.43
12.13
5.7
27.8 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4044 is distant 829.52 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 21 kilometers per second.

254.45
829.52
-21 km/s
-0.021 arcsec/y
-0.03"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO43281
SAO43281

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR4044 rise, transit and set times from Saint George, Bermuda are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Atlantic/Bermuda):

Azimuth: 43.4°
Max altitude: 75.7°
Azimuth: 316.6°