HR4659

HR4659 is a giant star in the constellation of Draco.

HR4659 visual magnitude is 5.71. Because of its reltive faintness, HR4659 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 HR4659:

Color of HR4659 ⬤

Magnitude of HR4659 5.71

Class Giant

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR4659 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt. Altitude: 40°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR4659

HR4659 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 HR4659 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 12h 15m 08s

Declination J2000 +70° 12’ 00”

Galactic Longitude 127.39°

Galactic Latitude 46.61°

Constellation Draco

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR4659 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR4659.

Visibility of HR4659 from your location

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

HR4659 is circumpolar and transits at 19:46 UTC (altitude: 71.3°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR4659

The image below is a photograph of HR4659 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 HR4659 is -0.023 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.026 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR4659. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4659 during the next 10000 years (-3.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -4.33 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR4659 from the Sun and relative movement

HR4659 is distant 467.72 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 143.47 pc

Distance (light year) 467.72 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -14 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.023 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.026 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR4659

HR4659 belongs to spectral class K2

Absolute magnitude -0.07

Spectral Type K2

Color Index (B-V) 1.19

Temperature of HR4659 4328K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4659 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4659. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR4659

Henry Draper Catalogue HD106574

SAO Catalogue SAO7532

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP59746

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+71 610

FK5 Catalogue 2980

In Evidence

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