HR4904

Above the horizon. Rise: 2:52 | Tran: 12:33 | Set: 22:13

Alt: 63.17° Az: 121.69° Direction: East-South-East

HR4904 is a sub-giant star of spectral class A7 in the constellation of Canes Venatici.

HR4904 visual magnitude is 6.26. Because of its faintness, HR4904 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 HR4904. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4904 during the next 10000 years (-15.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 5.33 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 55m 24s

Declination +33° 24’ 01”

Hour Angle 22h 10m 26s

Sideral Time 11h 05m 50s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 54m 13s

Declination +33° 32’ 03”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 117.74°

Galactic Latitude 83.57°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR4904.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.26

Class Sub-giant

Absolute magnitude 1.90

Spectral Type A7IV

Color Index (B-V) 0.2

Temperature 8163K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4904 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4904. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4904 is distant 242.74 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 5 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 74.46

Distance (light year) 242.74

Radial Speed 5 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.09 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec 0.032"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD112171

SAO Catalogue SAO63244

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP62972

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+34 2369

FK5 Catalogue 3027

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR4904 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 56.6° RISE 2:52

Max altitude: 71.9° TRANSIT 12:33

Azimuth: 303.4° SET 22:13

Set Location

Other stars in Canes Venatici