HR4256

Above the horizon. Rise: 2:09 | Tran: 11:57 | Set: 21:44

Alt: 45.86° Az: 269.51° Direction: West

HR4256 is a giant star of spectral class G7 in the constellation of Ursa Major.

HR4256 visual magnitude is 5.72. Because of its faintness, HR4256 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.

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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 10h 56m 20s

Declination +33° 54’ 08”

Hour Angle 03h 48m 09s

Sideral Time 14h 44m 29s

J2000

Right Ascension 10h 54m 58s

Declination +34° 02’ 04”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 190.31°

Galactic Latitude 64.1°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR4256.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.72

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.86

Spectral Type G7

Color Index (B-V) 1.01

Temperature 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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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

Distance (light year) 304.96

Radial Speed -28 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.06 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.049"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD94497

SAO Catalogue SAO62310

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP53377

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+34 2178

Visibility from Your Location

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

Azimuth: 56.1° RISE 2:09

Max altitude: 72.4° TRANSIT 11:57

Azimuth: 303.9° SET 21:44

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Ursa Major