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HR4919

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 11.55°   Az: 337.37°   Direction: North-North-West

HR4919 is a hypergiant star of spectral class K0 in the constellation of Canes Venatici.

HR4919 visual magnitude is 6.12. Because of its faintness, HR4919 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 HR4919 star
DSS2 image of HR4919. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4919 during the next 10000 years (-3.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -7.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

12h 58m 15s
+46° 02’ 37”
09h 48m 24s
22h 46m 39s

J2000

12h 57m 07s
+46° 10’ 36”

Galactic Coordinates

119.92°
70.92°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR4919 star
Simplified finder chart for HR4919.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.12
Hypergiant

1.00
K0III
4719K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4919 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR4919. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4919 is distant 343.88 light years from the Sun and it is moving far from the Sun at the speed of 7 kilometers per second.

105.49
343.88
7 km/s
-0.022 arcsec/y
-0.047"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO44398
SAO44398

Visibility from Your Location

HR4919 is circumpolar and transits at 13:18 UTC (altitude: 84.6°)