HR4569

HR4569 is a giant star in the constellation of Ursa Major.

HR4569 visual magnitude is 6.22. Because of its reltive faintness, HR4569 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR4569:

Color of HR4569 ⬤

Magnitude of HR4569 6.22

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR4569 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 58°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR4569

HR4569 is situated close to the northern celestial pole and, as such, it is visible for most part of the year from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR4569 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 11h 56m 53s

Declination J2000 +61° 32’ 57”

Galactic Longitude 134.05°

Galactic Latitude 54.39°

Constellation Ursa Major

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR4569 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR4569.

Visibility of HR4569 from your location

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

HR4569 is circumpolar and transits at 23:55 UTC (altitude: 79.9°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR4569

The image below is a photograph of HR4569 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR4569 is -0.031 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.04 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR4569. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4569 during the next 10000 years (-5.17 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.67 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR4569 from the Sun and relative movement

HR4569 is distant 611.63 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 187.62 pc

Distance (light year) 611.63 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity 17 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.031 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.04 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR4569

HR4569 belongs to spectral class G8 and has a luminosity class of III corresponding to a giant star.

Absolute magnitude -0.15

Spectral Type G8III

Color Index (B-V) 0.96

Temperature of HR4569 4841K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4569 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4569. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR4569

Henry Draper Catalogue HD103736

SAO Catalogue SAO15666

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP58259

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+62 1204

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