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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:22 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:28
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HR4336

Altitude: 5.2°   Azimuth: 351.7°   Direction: North

HR4336 is a variable giant star in the constellation of Ursa Major.

HR4336 visual magnitude is 5.89. Because of its reltive faintness, HR4336 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 HR4336 is -0.064 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.011 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR4336 star
DSS2 image of HR4336. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4336 during the next 10000 years (-10.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.83 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR4336

5.89
Giant

HR4336 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: 5.2°
Azimuth: 351.7°
Direction: North

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR4336

HR4336 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 HR4336 are provided in the following table:

11h 09m 38s
+43° 12’ 27”
168.3°
63.89°
Ursa Major

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR4336 in the sky:

Finder chart HR4336 star
Simplified finder chart for HR4336.

Visibility of HR4336 from your location

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

HR4336 is circumpolar and transits at 20:08 UTC (altitude: 81.7°)

Distance of HR4336 from the Sun and relative movement

HR4336 is distant 565.97 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 18 kilometers per second.

173.61 pc
565.97 ly
18 km/s
-0.064 arcsec/year
-0.011 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR4336

HR4336 belongs to spectral class M2 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

-0.31
M2III
3691K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4336 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR4336. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR4336

SAO43627
SAO43627