HR4694

Above the horizon. Rise: 12:47 | Tran: 21:14 | Set: 5:46

Alt: 58.84° Az: 136.38° Direction: South-East

HR4694 is a variable hypergiant star of spectral class F0 in the constellation of Coma Berenices.

HR4694 visual magnitude is 6.15. Because of its faintness, HR4694 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 HR4694. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4694 during the next 1000 years (-2.42 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.32 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 21m 34s

Declination +25° 51’ 40”

Hour Angle 22h 26m 30s

Sidereal Time 10h 48m 05s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 20m 17s

Declination +26° 00’ 06”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 220.37°

Galactic Latitude 82.95°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR4694.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.15

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 2.24

Spectral Type F0IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.3

Temperature 7462K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4694 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4694. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4694 is distant 197.58 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 8 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 60.61

Distance (light year) 197.58

Radial Speed 8 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.145 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.019"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD107326

SAO Catalogue SAO82249

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP60168

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+26 2329

Gliese Catalogue Gl 460

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 5557

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR4694 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 64.1° RISE 12:47

Max altitude: 64.4° TRANSIT 21:14

Azimuth: 295.9° SET 5:46

Set Location

Other stars in Coma Berenices