HR4344

HR4344 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Ursa Major.

HR4344 visual magnitude is 6.63. Because of its reltive faintness, HR4344 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 HR4344:

Color of HR4344 ⬤

Magnitude of HR4344 6.63

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR4344 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 60°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR4344

HR4344 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 HR4344 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 11h 12m 44s

Declination J2000 +54° 53’ 39”

Galactic Longitude 149.04°

Galactic Latitude 56.94°

Constellation Ursa Major

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR4344 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR4344.

Visibility of HR4344 from your location

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

HR4344 is circumpolar and transits at 23:04 UTC (altitude: 86.6°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR4344

The image below is a photograph of HR4344 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 HR4344 is 0.001 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.002 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 100000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR4344. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4344 during the next 100000 years (1.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.33 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR4344 from the Sun and relative movement

HR4344 is distant 327.64 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 100.50 pc

Distance (light year) 327.64 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -6 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.001 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.002 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR4344

HR4344 belongs to spectral class A4 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 1.62

Spectral Type A4V

Color Index (B-V)

Temperature of HR4344 10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4344 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4344. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR4344

Henry Draper Catalogue HD97302

SAO Catalogue SAO27952

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP54765

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+55 1446

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