HR4562

Above the horizon. Rise: 0:54 | Tran: 11:30 | Set: 22:03

Alt: 16.64° Az: 51.37° Direction: North-East

HR4562 is a giant star of spectral class M3 in the constellation of Ursa Major.

HR4562 visual magnitude is 6.49. Because of its faintness, HR4562 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.

DSS2 image of HR4562. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4562 during the next 10000 years (-9.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and -8.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 11h 56m 30s

Declination +36° 37’ 06”

Hour Angle 16h 35m 22s

Sideral Time 04h 31m 53s

J2000

Right Ascension 11h 55m 14s

Declination +36° 45’ 23”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 170.44°

Galactic Latitude 74.71°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR4562.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.49

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.21

Spectral Type M3III

Color Index (B-V) 1.58

Temperature 3677K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4562 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4562. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4562 is distant 588.45 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 19 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 180.51

Distance (light year) 588.45

Radial Speed 19 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.054 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.05"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD103500

SAO Catalogue SAO62754

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP58119

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+37 2230

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR4562 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 53.4° RISE 0:54

Max altitude: 75.1° TRANSIT 11:30

Azimuth: 306.6° SET 22:03

Set Location

Other stars in Ursa Major