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HR4330

Altitude: 46.2°   Azimuth: 326.0°   Direction: North-West

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 skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

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.

Image of HR4330 star
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);

Key facts about HR4330

6.06
Hypergiant

HR4330 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 46.2°
Azimuth: 326.0°
Direction: North-West

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:

11h 09m 39s
+67° 12’ 37”
137.06°
47.03°
Ursa Major

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

Finder chart HR4330 star
Simplified finder chart for HR4330.

Visibility of HR4330 from your location

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

HR4330 is circumpolar and transits at 23:17 UTC (altitude: 74.3°)

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.

108.93 pc
355.12 ly
5 km/s
-0.083 arcsec/year
-0.025 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR4330

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

0.87
F0
8011K

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

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

Alternative designations of HR4330

SAO15414
SAO15414