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HR4892

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 53.29°   Az: 10.61°   Direction: South-West

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.

Image of HR4892 star
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

12h 49m 22s
+83° 16’ 46”
19h 19m 14s
08h 08m 37s

J2000

12h 49m 06s
+83° 25’ 05”

Galactic Coordinates

123.01°
33.71°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR4892.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.85
Hypergiant

1.68
A0V
10941K

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

HR 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:

5.85
6.35
0.5
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.

68.12
222.07
1 km/s
-0.026 arcsec/y
0.022"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO2101
SAO2101

Visibility from Your Location

HR4892 is circumpolar and transits at 18:40 UTC (altitude: 58.2°)