HR4693

Below the horizon. Rise: 4:57 | Tran: 13:29 | Set: 22:02

Alt: -10.47° Az: 16.20° Direction: North-North-East

HR4693 is a variable giant star of spectral class K2 in the constellation of Coma Berenices.

HR4693 visual magnitude is 5.54. Because of its faintness, HR4693 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 HR4693. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4693 during the next 1000 years (-1.08 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.78 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 21m 34s

Declination +26° 28’ 56”

Hour Angle 13h 11m 23s

Sideral Time 01h 32m 57s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 20m 19s

Declination +26° 37’ 09”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 215.35°

Galactic Latitude 83.05°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR4693.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.54

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 2.13

Spectral Type K2III

Color Index (B-V) 1.09

Temperature 4537K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4693 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4693. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4693 is distant 156.88 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 13 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 48.12

Distance (light year) 156.88

Radial Speed -13 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.065 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.107"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD107325

SAO Catalogue SAO82250

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP60170

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+27 2114

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 5559

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR4693 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 63.5° RISE 4:57

Max altitude: 65.0° TRANSIT 13:29

Azimuth: 296.5° SET 22:02

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

Location

Other stars in Coma Berenices