HR4936

HR4936 is a main-sequence star in the constellation of Ursa Major.

HR4936 visual magnitude is 6.53. Because of its reltive faintness, HR4936 should be visible only from locations with dark skyes, while it is not visible at all from skyes affected by light pollution.

The table below summarizes the key facts about HR4936:

Color of HR4936 ⬤

Magnitude of HR4936 6.53

Class Main-sequence

VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW HR4936 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Altitude: 69°.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of HR4936

HR4936 is situated north of the celestial equator, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox as well as galactic coordinates of HR4936 are provided in the following table:

Right Ascension J2000 13h 02m 40s

Declination J2000 +59° 42’ 57”

Galactic Longitude 120.31°

Galactic Latitude 57.35°

Constellation Ursa Major

The simplified sky map below shows the position of HR4936 in the sky:

Simplified finder chart for HR4936.

Visibility of HR4936 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

HR4936 is circumpolar and transits at 00:41 UTC (altitude: 81.8°)

Digitized Sky Survey image of HR4936

The image below is a photograph of HR4936 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins). The proper motion of HR4936 is -0.029 arcsec per year in Right Ascension and -0.016 arcsec per year in Declination and the associated displacement for the next 10000 years is represented with the red arrow.

DSS2 image of HR4936. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4936 during the next 10000 years (-4.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.67 arcmin in declination);

Distance of HR4936 from the Sun and relative movement

HR4936 is distant 615.09 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 23 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 188.68 pc

Distance (light year) 615.09 ly

Heliocentric radial velocity -23 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.029 arcsec/year

Proper Motion Dec -0.016 arcsec/year

Spectral properties of HR4936

HR4936 belongs to spectral class A3 and has a luminosity class of V corresponding to a main-sequence star.

Absolute magnitude 0.15

Spectral Type A3V

Color Index (B-V) 0.05

Temperature of HR4936 9542K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4936 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4936. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Alternative designations of HR4936

Henry Draper Catalogue HD113436

SAO Catalogue SAO28613

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP63647

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+60 1439

FK5 Catalogue 3041

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