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HR4388

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 32.88°   Az: 322.21°   Direction: North-West

HR4388 is a main-sequence star of spectral class A7 in the constellation of Ursa Major.

HR4388 visual magnitude is 6.43. Because of its faintness, HR4388 is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

Image of HR4388 star
DSS2 image of HR4388. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4388 during the next 10000 years (-9.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

11h 23m 14s
+56° 56’ 13”
07h 17m 32s
18h 40m 47s

J2000

11h 21m 49s
+57° 04’ 30”

Galactic Coordinates

144.73°
56.1°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR4388.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.43
Main-sequence

1.96
A7V
8571K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4388 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR4388. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4388 is distant 254.89 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 10 kilometers per second.

78.19
254.89
-10 km/s
-0.058 arcsec/y
0.009"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO27999
SAO27999

Visibility from Your Location

HR4388 is circumpolar and transits at 02:09 UTC (altitude: 84.5°)