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HR4096

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 6.09°   Az: 339.29°   Direction: North-North-West

HR4096 is a main-sequence star of spectral class A2 in the constellation of Ursa Major.

HR4096 visual magnitude is 6.02. Because of its faintness, HR4096 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 HR4096 star
DSS2 image of HR4096. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4096 during the next 10000 years (-9.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -12.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

10h 28m 55s
+41° 28’ 26”
10h 08m 03s
20h 36m 58s

J2000

10h 27m 28s
+41° 36’ 02”

Galactic Coordinates

177.3°
57.27°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR4096 star
Simplified finder chart for HR4096.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.02
Main-sequence

1.91
A2V
8403K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4096 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR4096. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4096 is distant 216.04 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

66.27
216.04
7 km/s
-0.055 arcsec/y
-0.076"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO43344
SAO43344

Visibility from Your Location

HR4096 is circumpolar and transits at 10:33 UTC (altitude: 80.0°)