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HR4859

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 56.61°   Az: 46.73°   Direction: North-East

HR4859 is a main-sequence star of spectral class A9 in the constellation of Ursa Major.

HR4859 visual magnitude is 5.89. Because of its faintness, HR4859 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 HR4859 star
DSS2 image of HR4859. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4859 during the next 10000 years (2.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -0.17 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

12h 48m 22s
+62° 38’ 38”
19h 57m 12s
08h 45m 35s

J2000

12h 47m 18s
+62° 46’ 50”

Galactic Coordinates

123.74°
54.34°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR4859.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.89
Main-sequence

1.89
A9V
10125K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4859 is situated in the Hertzsprungā€“Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR4859. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4859 is distant 205.68 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

63.09
205.68
-11 km/s
0.016 arcsec/y
-0.001"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO15901
SAO15901

Visibility from Your Location

HR4859 is circumpolar and transits at 03:38 UTC (altitude: 78.8°)