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HR4098

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 32.08°   Az: 50.56°   Direction: North-East

HR4098 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class F9 in the constellation of Ursa Major.

HR4098 visual magnitude is 6.44. Because of its faintness, HR4098 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 HR4098 star
DSS2 image of HR4098. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4098 during the next 1000 years (1.32 arcmin in Right Ascension and -14.73 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

10h 29m 35s
+48° 39’ 20”
17h 28m 32s
03h 58m 08s

J2000

10h 28m 03s
+48° 47’ 04”

Galactic Coordinates

165.08°
54.91°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR4098.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.44
Main-sequence

4.58
F9V
5968K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4098 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR4098. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR4098 is a visual double star which can be observed only with the help of very large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR4098 double sysyem:

6.44
12.44
6
4.7 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4098 is distant 76.80 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

23.56
76.80
-7 km/s
0.079 arcsec/y
-0.884"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO43351
SAO43351
Gl 392 A

Visibility from Your Location

HR4098 is circumpolar and transits at 01:00 UTC (altitude: 87.2°)