HR4676

Above the horizon. Rise: 6:38 | Tran: 13:54 | Set: 21:11

Alt: 23.20° Az: 265.06° Direction: West

HR4676 is a giant star of spectral class K4 in the constellation of Coma Berenices.

HR4676 visual magnitude is 6.34. Because of its faintness, HR4676 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 HR4676. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4676 during the next 10000 years (7.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -10.50 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 18m 59s

Declination +15° 00’ 25”

Hour Angle 04h 45m 48s

Sideral Time 17h 04m 47s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 17m 44s

Declination +15° 08’ 39”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 268.05°

Galactic Latitude 75.68°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR4676.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.34

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.28

Spectral Type K4III

Color Index (B-V) 1.37

Temperature 4000K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4676 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4676. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4676 is distant 531.81 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 42 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 163.13

Distance (light year) 531.81

Radial Speed -42 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.044 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.063"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD106926

SAO Catalogue SAO100023

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP59941

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+15 2442

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR4676 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 75.0° RISE 6:38

Max altitude: 53.5° TRANSIT 13:54

Azimuth: 285.0° SET 21:11

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Coma Berenices