HR4256

HR4256 is a giant star in the constellation of Ursa Major.

HR4256 visual magnitude is 5.72. Because of its reltive faintness, HR4256 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR4256:

Color of HR4256 ⬤

Magnitude of HR4256 5.72

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR4256 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR4256

HR4256 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR4256 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 10h 54m 58s

Declination J2000 +34° 02’ 04”

Galactic Longitude 190.31°

Galactic Latitude 64.1°

Constellation Ursa Major

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR4256 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR4256.

Visibility of HR4256 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's HR4256 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 56.0° RISE 13:05

Max altitude: 72.6° TRANSIT 22:54

Azimuth: 304.0° SET 8:47

RIGHT NOW HR4256 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR4256

The image below is a photograph of HR4256 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR4256 is -0.06 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.049 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR4256. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4256 during the next 10000 years (-10.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.17 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR4256 from the Sun and relative movement

HR4256 is distant 304.96 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 28 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 93.55 pc

Distance (light year) 304.96 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -28 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.06 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.049 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR4256

HR4256 belongs to spectral class G7

Absolute magnitude 0.86

Spectral Type G7

Color Index (B-V) 1.01

Temperature of HR4256 4719K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4256 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4256. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR4256

Henry Draper Catalogue HD94497

SAO Catalogue SAO62310

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP53377

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+34 2178

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