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HR4103

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 33.70°   Az: 58.07°   Direction: East-North-East

HR4103 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Ursa Major.

HR4103 visual magnitude is 6.35. Because of its faintness, HR4103 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 HR4103 star
DSS2 image of HR4103. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4103 during the next 10000 years (-3.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

10h 30m 05s
+45° 05’ 07”
18h 00m 26s
04h 30m 31s

J2000

10h 28m 36s
+45° 12’ 43”

Galactic Coordinates

170.89°
56.38°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR4103 star
Simplified finder chart for HR4103.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.35
Hypergiant

-0.50
K0
4086K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4103 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR4103. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4103 is distant 763.47 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 4 kilometers per second.

234.19
763.47
-4 km/s
-0.021 arcsec/y
-0.019"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO43356
SAO43356

Visibility from Your Location

HR4103 is circumpolar and transits at 10:58 UTC (altitude: 83.6°)