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HR4843

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 51.93°   Az: 78.24°   Direction: East-North-East

HR4843 is a sub-giant star of spectral class F6 in the constellation of Canes Venatici.

HR4843 visual magnitude is 6.33. Because of its faintness, HR4843 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 HR4843 star
DSS2 image of HR4843. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4843 during the next 10000 years (-4.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and 0.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

12h 45m 39s
+43° 57’ 49”
20h 11m 59s
08h 57m 38s

J2000

12h 44m 27s
+44° 06’ 11”

Galactic Coordinates

127.22°
72.97°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR4843.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

⬤
6.33
Sub-giant

1.53
F6IV
0.43
6724K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4843 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR4843. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4843 is distant 297.99 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 16 kilometers per second.

91.41
297.99
-16 km/s
-0.027 arcsec/y
0.005"/y

Alternative Designations

HD110834
SAO44307
SAO44307
HIP62172
BD+44 2221

Visibility from Your Location

HR4843 is circumpolar and transits at 17:18 UTC (altitude: 82.5°)