HR4278

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

HR4278 visual magnitude is 6. Because of its reltive faintness, HR4278 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 HR4278:

Color of HR4278 ⬤

Magnitude of HR4278 6

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR4278 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 2°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR4278

HR4278 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 HR4278 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 10h 59m 32s

Declination J2000 +36° 05’ 35”

Galactic Longitude 185.24°

Galactic Latitude 64.66°

Constellation Ursa Major

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR4278 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR4278.

Visibility of HR4278 from your location

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

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

Azimuth: 53.9° RISE 12:36

Max altitude: 74.6° TRANSIT 22:58

Azimuth: 306.1° SET 9:24

RIGHT NOW HR4278 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR4278

The image below is a photograph of HR4278 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 HR4278 is 0.071 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 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);

Distance of HR4278 from the Sun and relative movement

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 pc

Distance (light year) 888.28 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -26 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.071 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.049 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR4278

HR4278 belongs to spectral class M2 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude -1.18

Spectral Type M2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.59

Temperature of HR4278 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

Alternative designations of HR4278

Henry Draper Catalogue HD95129

SAO Catalogue SAO62345

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP53726

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+36 2139

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