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HR4606

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 52.18°   Az: 352.71°   Direction: South

HR4606 is a main-sequence star of spectral class F6 in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

HR4606 visual magnitude is 6.27. Because of its faintness, HR4606 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 HR4606 star
DSS2 image of HR4606. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4606 during the next 1000 years (-0.93 arcmin in Right Ascension and 1.53 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

12h 05m 36s
+85° 26’ 43”
05h 13m 22s
17h 18m 59s

J2000

12h 04m 28s
+85° 35’ 13”

Galactic Coordinates

123.98°
31.45°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR4606.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.27
Main-sequence

1.86
F6V
6007K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4606 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR4606. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4606 is distant 248.67 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

76.28
248.67
8 km/s
-0.056 arcsec/y
0.092"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO1975
SAO1975

Visibility from Your Location

HR4606 is circumpolar and transits at 18:00 UTC (altitude: 56.0°)