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HR4893

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 44.95°   Az: 357.60°   Direction: North

HR4893 is a multiple giant star of spectral class A1 in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

HR4893 visual magnitude is 5.28. Because of its faintness, HR4893 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 HR4893 star
DSS2 image of HR4893. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4893 during the next 10000 years (-4.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and 3.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

12h 49m 29s
+83° 16’ 42”
11h 01m 21s
23h 50m 50s

J2000

12h 49m 13s
+83° 24’ 46”

Galactic Coordinates

123.01°
33.72°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR4893 star
Simplified finder chart for HR4893.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.28
Giant

0.44
A1III
10516K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4893 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR4893. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR4893 is a visual double star which can be observed with binoculars or small telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR4893 double sysyem:

5.28
5.78
0.5
21.6 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4893 is distant 303.26 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 2 kilometers per second.

93.02
303.26
2 km/s
-0.029 arcsec/y
0.02"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO2102
SAO2102

Visibility from Your Location

HR4893 is circumpolar and transits at 12:53 UTC (altitude: 58.2°)