HR4793

Above the horizon. Rise: 11:30 | Tran: 19:27 | Set: 3:29

Alt: 37.44° Az: 102.29° Direction: South-South-West

HR4793 is a giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Coma Berenices.

HR4793 visual magnitude is 5.85. Because of its faintness, HR4793 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 HR4793. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4793 during the next 10000 years (2.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and -3.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 36m 24s

Declination +21° 44’ 28”

Hour Angle 20h 13m 27s

Sidereal Time 08h 49m 51s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 35m 08s

Declination +21° 52’ 53”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 266.81°

Galactic Latitude 83.58°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.85

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.66

Spectral Type K1III

Color Index (B-V) 1.22

Temperature 4270K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4793 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4793. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4793 is distant 652.00 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 14 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 200.00

Distance (light year) 652.00

Radial Speed -14 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.014 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.019"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD109519

SAO Catalogue SAO82394

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP61420

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+22 2490

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR4793 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 68.3° RISE 11:30

Max altitude: 60.3° TRANSIT 19:27

Azimuth: 291.7° SET 3:29

Set Location

Other stars in Coma Berenices