HR4909

Below the horizon. Rise: 10:35 | Tran: 18:11 | Set: 1:47

Alt: -21.67° Az: 2.59° Direction: North

HR4909 is a variable giant star of spectral class M5 in the constellation of Canes Venatici.

HR4909 visual magnitude is 5.84. Because of its faintness, HR4909 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 HR4909. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4909 during the next 10000 years (-2.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 56m 06s

Declination +47° 03’ 31”

Hour Angle 12h 14m 07s

Sidereal Time 01h 10m 13s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 54m 56s

Declination +47° 11’ 48”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 121.2°

Galactic Latitude 69.92°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.84

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.83

Spectral Type M5III

Color Index (B-V) 1.55

Temperature 3720K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4909 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4909. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4909 is distant 704.10 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 17 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 215.98

Distance (light year) 704.10

Radial Speed -17 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.016 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD112264

SAO Catalogue SAO44383

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP63024

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+47 2003

FK5 Catalogue 3030

General Catalogue of Variable Stars TU CVn

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR4909 rise, transit and set times from Tây Đằng, Vietnam are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh):

Azimuth: 42.9° RISE 10:35

Max altitude: 64.1° TRANSIT 18:11

Azimuth: 317.1° SET 1:47

Name:	Tây Đằng, Vietnam
Latitude:	21° 11' 53.2" N
Longitude:	105° 25' 19.2" E
Timezone:	Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh

Set Location

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