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HR4412

Altitude: 34.4°   Azimuth: 282.3°   Direction: West-North-West

HR4412 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Ursa Major.

HR4412 visual magnitude is 6.32. Because of its reltive faintness, HR4412 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 HR4412 is -0.04 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and 0.016 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

Image of HR4412 star
DSS2 image of HR4412. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4412 during the next 10000 years (-6.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and 2.67 arcmin in declination);

Key facts about HR4412

6.32
Main-sequence

HR4412 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 34.4°
Azimuth: 282.3°
Direction: West-North-West

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR4412

HR4412 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 HR4412 are provided in the following table:

11h 26m 25s
+33° 27’ 02”
188.72°
70.63°
Ursa Major

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR4412 in the sky:

Finder chart HR4412 star
Simplified finder chart for HR4412.

Visibility of HR4412 from your location

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

Today's HR4412 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 56.5°
Max altitude: 72.0°
Azimuth: 303.5°

Distance of HR4412 from the Sun and relative movement

HR4412 is distant 187.79 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 25 kilometers per second.

57.60 pc
187.79 ly
-25 km/s
-0.04 arcsec/year
0.016 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR4412

HR4412 belongs to spectral class F7 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

2.52
F7V
6724K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4412 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR4412. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR4412

SAO62551
SAO62551