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Sunset: 18:17
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HR4672

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 44.56°   Az: 304.32°   Direction: North-West

HR4672 is a giant star of spectral class K6 in the constellation of Ursa Major.

HR4672 visual magnitude is 5.81. Because of its faintness, HR4672 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 HR4672 star
DSS2 image of HR4672. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4672 during the next 10000 years (5.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

12h 18m 42s
+53° 03’ 13”
05h 12m 53s
17h 31m 35s

J2000

12h 17m 29s
+53° 11’ 27”

Galactic Coordinates

134.24°
63.19°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR4672 star
Simplified finder chart for HR4672.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.81
Giant

0.47
K6III
4121K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4672 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR4672. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4672 is distant 381.73 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 41 kilometers per second.

117.10
381.73
-41 km/s
0.034 arcsec/y
-0.046"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO28327
SAO28327

Visibility from Your Location

HR4672 is circumpolar and transits at 11:04 UTC (altitude: 88.4°)