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HR4430

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 34.71°   Az: 303.17°   Direction: West-North-West

HR4430 is a variable giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Ursa Major.

HR4430 visual magnitude is 6.35. Because of its faintness, HR4430 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 HR4430 star
DSS2 image of HR4430. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4430 during the next 10000 years (1.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 5.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

11h 31m 45s
+46° 31’ 14”
05h 59m 03s
17h 30m 49s

J2000

11h 30m 24s
+46° 39’ 26”

Galactic Coordinates

156.83°
64.78°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR4430 star
Simplified finder chart for HR4430.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.35
Giant

-1.05
K2III
4176K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4430 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR4430. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4430 is distant 984.89 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 27 kilometers per second.

302.11
984.89
27 km/s
0.011 arcsec/y
0.032"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO43784
SAO43784

Visibility from Your Location

HR4430 is circumpolar and transits at 10:09 UTC (altitude: 85.0°)