HR4892

Above the horizon. Circumpolar today

Alt: 49.83° Az: 349.72° Direction: North

HR4892 is a multiple hypergiant star of spectral class A0 in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

HR4892 visual magnitude is 5.85. Because of its faintness, HR4892 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 HR4892. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4892 during the next 10000 years (-4.33 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 49m 22s

Declination +83° 16’ 59”

Hour Angle 06h 40m 39s

Sidereal Time 19h 30m 01s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 49m 06s

Declination +83° 25’ 05”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 123.01°

Galactic Latitude 33.71°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR4892.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.85

Class Hypergiant

Absolute magnitude 1.68

Spectral Type A0V

Color Index (B-V) -0.06

Temperature 10941K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4892 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4892. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR4892 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR4892 double sysyem:

Main star magnitude 5.85

Secondary star magnitude 6.35

Magnitude difference 0.5

Separation 21.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4892 is distant 222.07 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 1 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 68.12

Distance (light year) 222.07

Radial Speed 1 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.026 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.022"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD112014

SAO Catalogue SAO2101

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP62561

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+84 289

Aitken Double Star Catalogue ADS8682

Visibility from Your Location

HR4892 is circumpolar and transits at 11:19 UTC (altitude: 58.2°)

Set Location

Other stars in Camelopardalis