HR4606

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 47.85° Az: 4.24° Direction: North

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.

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

Right Ascension 12h 05m 35s

Declination +85° 26’ 57”

Hour Angle 14h 34m 58s

Sidereal Time 02h 40m 33s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 04m 28s

Declination +85° 35’ 13”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 123.98°

Galactic Latitude 31.45°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR4606.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.27

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 1.86

Spectral Type F6V

Color Index (B-V) 0.59

Temperature 6007K

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

Distance (parsec) 76.28

Distance (light year) 248.67

Radial Speed 8 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.056 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.092"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD104904

SAO Catalogue SAO1975

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP58874

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+86 176

FK5 Catalogue 1642

Visibility from Your Location

HR4606 is circumpolar and transits at 10:35 UTC (altitude: 56.0°)

Set Location

Other stars in Camelopardalis