HR4272

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 53.98° Az: 20.07° Direction: North-North-East

HR4272 is a giant star of spectral class G9 in the constellation of Draco.

HR4272 visual magnitude is 6.2. Because of its faintness, HR4272 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 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);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 11h 01m 53s

Declination +77° 38’ 05”

Hour Angle 19h 18m 03s

Sidereal Time 06h 19m 56s

J2000

Right Ascension 10h 59m 56s

Declination +77° 46’ 11”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 130.13°

Galactic Latitude 37.76°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR4272.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.2

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.05

Spectral Type G9III

Color Index (B-V) 0.97

Temperature 4816K

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

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

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

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.

Distance (parsec) 169.78

Distance (light year) 553.48

Radial Speed -50 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.072 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.023"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD94860

SAO Catalogue SAO7255

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP53761

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+78 367

FK5 Catalogue 413

Visibility from Your Location

HR4272 is circumpolar and transits at 01:36 UTC (altitude: 63.8°)

Set Location

Other stars in Draco