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HR4176

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 54.63°   Az: 36.12°   Direction: North-East

HR4176 is a giant star of spectral class K3 in the constellation of Ursa Major.

HR4176 visual magnitude is 5.75. Because of its faintness, HR4176 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 HR4176 star
DSS2 image of HR4176. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4176 during the next 10000 years (-4.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

10h 43m 34s
+68° 18’ 35”
19h 30m 19s
06h 13m 54s

J2000

10h 41m 48s
+68° 26’ 35”

Galactic Coordinates

138.94°
44.44°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR4176.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.75
Giant

-0.52
K3
4121K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4176 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR4176. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4176 is distant 586.33 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

179.86
586.33
5 km/s
-0.026 arcsec/y
-0.026"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO15260
SAO15260

Visibility from Your Location

HR4176 is circumpolar and transits at 18:13 UTC (altitude: 73.2°)