HR4586

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 60.71° Az: 358.25° Direction: North

HR4586 is a variable giant star of spectral class M2 in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

HR4586 visual magnitude is 6.17. Because of its faintness, HR4586 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 HR4586. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4586 during the next 10000 years (-11.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -6.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 01m 33s

Declination +80° 42’ 54”

Hour Angle 00h 21m 12s

Sideral Time 12h 22m 46s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 00m 18s

Declination +80° 51’ 11”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 125.42°

Galactic Latitude 36.03°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR4586.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.17

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.83

Spectral Type M2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.61

Temperature 3635K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4586 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4586. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4586 is distant 819.10 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 32 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 251.26

Distance (light year) 819.10

Radial Speed 32 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.068 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.038"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD104216

SAO Catalogue SAO1967

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP58545

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+81 389

FK5 Catalogue 3957

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 5415

Visibility from Your Location

HR4586 is circumpolar and transits at 11:07 UTC (altitude: 60.8°)

Set Location

Other stars in Camelopardalis