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HR4351

Altitude: 2.8°   Azimuth: 6.0°   Direction: North

HR4351 is a double giant star in the constellation of Ursa Major.

HR4351 visual magnitude is 6.33. Because of its reltive faintness, HR4351 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 HR4351 is -0.004 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.013 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR4351 star
DSS2 image of HR4351. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4351 during the next 10000 years (-0.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.17 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR4351

6.33
Giant

HR4351 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 2.8°
Azimuth: 6.0°
Direction: North

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR4351

HR4351 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 HR4351 are provided in the following table:

11h 13m 40s
+41° 05’ 18”
171.83°
65.55°
Ursa Major

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR4351 in the sky:

Finder chart HR4351 star
Simplified finder chart for HR4351.

Visibility of HR4351 from your location

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

HR4351 is circumpolar and transits at 23:21 UTC (altitude: 79.6°)

Distance of HR4351 from the Sun and relative movement

HR4351 is distant 331.64 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

101.73 pc
331.64 ly
12 km/s
-0.004 arcsec/year
0.013 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR4351

HR4351 belongs to spectral class K2 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

1.29
K2III
4409K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4351 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR4351. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

HR4351 star system properties

HR4351 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 HR4351 double sysyem:

6.33
11.13
4.8
3.1 arcsec

Alternative designations of HR4351

SAO43649
SAO43649