HR4330

HR4330 is a variable hypergiant star in the constellation of Ursa Major.

HR4330 visual magnitude is 6.06. Because of its reltive faintness, HR4330 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 HR4330:

Color of HR4330 ⬤

Magnitude of HR4330 6.06

Class Hypergiant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR4330 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 29°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR4330

HR4330 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 HR4330 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 11h 09m 39s

Declination J2000 +67° 12’ 37”

Galactic Longitude 137.06°

Galactic Latitude 47.03°

Constellation Ursa Major

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR4330 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR4330.

Visibility of HR4330 from your location

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

HR4330 is circumpolar and transits at 23:08 UTC (altitude: 74.3°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR4330

The image below is a photograph of HR4330 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 HR4330 is -0.083 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.025 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR4330. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4330 during the next 10000 years (-13.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.17 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR4330 from the Sun and relative movement

HR4330 is distant 355.12 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 108.93 pc

Distance (light year) 355.12 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 5 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.083 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.025 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR4330

HR4330 belongs to spectral class F0 HR4330 is also a Sr chemically peculiar star.

Absolute magnitude 0.87

Spectral Type F0

Color Index (B-V) 0.22

Temperature of HR4330 8011K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4330 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4330. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR4330

Henry Draper Catalogue HD96707

SAO Catalogue SAO15414

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP54540

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+68 632

General Catalogue of Variable Stars Var?

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