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HR4945

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 13.72°   Az: 329.87°   Direction: North-North-West

HR4945 is a double giant star of spectral class K1 in the constellation of Canes Venatici.

HR4945 visual magnitude is 5.63. Because of its faintness, HR4945 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 HR4945 star
DSS2 image of HR4945. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4945 during the next 10000 years (-2.00 arcmin in Right Ascension and 4.67 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

13h 06m 59s
+45° 08’ 09”
09h 05m 04s
22h 12m 03s

J2000

13h 05m 52s
+45° 16’ 06”

Galactic Coordinates

114.85°
71.63°

Finder Chart

Finder chart HR4945 star
Simplified finder chart for HR4945.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

5.63
Giant

-0.22
K1III
4451K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4945 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR4945. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Star System Properties

HR4945 is a visual double star which can be observed with the help of medium or large telescopes. The table below shows key information about the HR4945 double sysyem:

5.63
11.03
5.4
2.9 arcsec

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4945 is distant 482.96 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 20 kilometers per second.

148.15
482.96
-20 km/s
-0.012 arcsec/y
0.028"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO44465
SAO44465

Visibility from Your Location

HR4945 is circumpolar and transits at 10:14 UTC (altitude: 83.7°)