HR4278

Above the horizon. Rise: 2:09 | Tran: 12:29 | Set: 22:48

Alt: 5.06° Az: 326.66° Direction: North-North-West

HR4278 is a giant star of spectral class M2 in the constellation of Ursa Major.

HR4278 visual magnitude is 6. Because of its faintness, HR4278 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 HR4278. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4278 during the next 10000 years (11.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 11h 00m 54s

Declination +35° 57’ 36”

Hour Angle 09h 09m 46s

Sideral Time 20h 10m 40s

J2000

Right Ascension 10h 59m 32s

Declination +36° 05’ 35”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 185.24°

Galactic Latitude 64.66°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR4278.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -1.18

Spectral Type M2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.59

Temperature 3663K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4278 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4278. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4278 is distant 888.28 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 26 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 272.48

Distance (light year) 888.28

Radial Speed -26 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.071 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.049"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD95129

SAO Catalogue SAO62345

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP53726

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+36 2139

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR4278 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 54.0° RISE 2:09

Max altitude: 74.5° TRANSIT 12:29

Azimuth: 306.0° SET 22:48

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

Location

Other stars in Ursa Major