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HR4272

Altitude: 52.4°   Azimuth: 340.2°   Direction: North-North-West

HR4272 is a giant star in the constellation of Draco.

HR4272 visual magnitude is 6.2. Because of its reltive faintness, HR4272 should be visible only from locations with dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

The proper motion of HR4272 is -0.072 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.023 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR4272 star
DSS2 image of HR4272. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4272 during the next 10000 years (-12.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.83 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR4272

6.2
Giant

HR4272 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 52.4°
Azimuth: 340.2°
Direction: North-North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR4272

HR4272 is situated close to the northern celestial pole and, as such, it is visible for most part of the year from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR4272 are provided in the following table:

10h 59m 56s
+77° 46’ 11”
130.13°
37.76°
Draco

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR4272 in the sky:

Finder chart HR4272 star
Simplified finder chart for HR4272.

Visibility of HR4272 from your location

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

HR4272 is circumpolar and transits at 23:08 UTC (altitude: 63.7°)

Distance of HR4272 from the Sun and relative movement

HR4272 is distant 553.48 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 50 kilometers per second.

169.78 pc
553.48 ly
-50 km/s
-0.072 arcsec/year
-0.023 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR4272

HR4272 belongs to spectral class G9 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

0.05
G9III
4816K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4272 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR4272. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR4272

SAO7255
SAO7255