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HR4285

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 52.91°   Az: 278.43°   Direction: West

HR4285 is a double main-sequence star of spectral class F9 in the constellation of Ursa Major.

HR4285 visual magnitude is 6.02. Because of its faintness, HR4285 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.

Image of HR4285 star
DSS2 image of HR4285. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4285 during the next 1000 years (-1.82 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.20 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

11h 01m 44s
+42° 46’ 42”
03h 37m 29s
14h 39m 13s

J2000

11h 00m 20s
+42° 54’ 41”

Galactic Coordinates

170.63°
62.52°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR4285 star
Simplified finder chart for HR4285.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.02
Main-sequence

2.73
F9V
6088K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4285 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR4285. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR4285 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of small or medium telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR4285 double sysyem:

6.02
11.62
5.6
37.1 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4285 is distant 148.32 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

45.50
148.32
-6 km/s
-0.109 arcsec/y
-0.132"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO43564
SAO43564

Visibility from Your Location

HR4285 is circumpolar and transits at 11:26 UTC (altitude: 81.3°)