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HR4521

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 40.91°   Az: 48.53°   Direction: North-East

HR4521 is a giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Ursa Major.

HR4521 visual magnitude is 5.27. Because of its faintness, HR4521 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 HR4521 star
DSS2 image of HR4521. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4521 during the next 10000 years (2.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

11h 48m 14s
+55° 29’ 26”
18h 06m 35s
05h 54m 50s

J2000

11h 46m 55s
+55° 37’ 41”

Galactic Coordinates

140.77°
59.21°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR4521 star
Simplified finder chart for HR4521.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.27
Giant

1.26
K2III
4176K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4521 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR4521. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4521 is distant 206.33 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

63.29
206.33
2 km/s
0.014 arcsec/y
-0.03"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO28142
SAO28142

Visibility from Your Location

HR4521 is circumpolar and transits at 10:22 UTC (altitude: 86.0°)