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HR4062

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 49.92°   Az: 8.95°   Direction: North

HR4062 is a hypergiant star of spectral class F0 in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

HR4062 visual magnitude is 5.5. Because of its faintness, HR4062 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 HR4062 star
DSS2 image of HR4062. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4062 during the next 1000 years (-2.15 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.53 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

10h 33m 00s
+84° 07’ 28”
17h 12m 22s
03h 45m 22s

J2000

10h 29m 41s
+84° 15’ 07”

Galactic Coordinates

126.85°
31.76°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR4062 star
Simplified finder chart for HR4062.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.5
Hypergiant

2.45
F0IV
10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4062 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR4062. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4062 is distant 132.95 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

40.78
132.95
4 km/s
-0.129 arcsec/y
-0.032"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO1701
SAO1701

Visibility from Your Location

HR4062 is circumpolar and transits at 09:11 UTC (altitude: 57.4°)